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Creativity often goes hand in hand with ingenuity, skill and patience, but creating something original, useful or beautiful from basic elements requires above all, vision. In this issue we have had the pleasure of talking to a number of highly artistic, inventive and proactive people, who represent just a small percentage of the huge wealth of local creative talent. Nichola enjoyed a visit to Xuella Arnold’s studio at Buckland Abbey to see her handcrafted jewellery, inspired by nature. Victoria Rose Richards has written about her discovery of thread painting and the effect it has had on her life.

We take a peek into the world of Tim Roberts at Fatcalf Media in our feature article, to discover what it takes to produce engaging video content. Our charity focus explains how Devon Guild of Craftsmen connects people through craft, as well as organising exhibitions, workshops and outreach programmes for schools and community groups.

I also met Steve Hipsey to find out how Tidy Tavi’s band of volunteers is helping to keep Tavistock and the surrounding area litter-free.

While Sue Fisher shares some suggestions on offsetting the effects of climate change in the garden. In addition, we have a host of events, creative and otherwise, with art exhibitions, festivals, concerts and theatre productions, as well as opportunities to get hands-on and have a go yourself with the Dartmoor Hill Farm Project’s heritage skills courses, The Postbridge Challenge, Lambing Live and Bere Ferrers Spring Flower Show.

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FEATURE

What makes a good story?

The connection between a small film and design studio in Tavistock and a museum 8000 miles away in the Falkland Islands seems quite hard to comprehend, but despite never setting foot on the islands, Tim Roberts of Fatcalf Media in Tavistock has developed a close working relationship over the past few years with the Historic Dockyard Museum in Port Stanley.

Tim set up Fatcalf Media in 2010, following ten years at Imagemakers, specialists in heritage interpretation and design, where he honed his skills as a finished artist, in addition to audio, video, digital media and graphic design. Having originally started his working life as a graphic designer, he realised quite early in his career that if each concept had a cohesive story, then it worked – so finding the right storyline has become the crux of all Tim’s work. Tim also has an innate ability to draw the story from the client and then instinctively guide the person in front of the camera, as only a true producer can, helping them engage their audience and ‘tell it from the heart’. Video production has always been what he terms his ‘happy place’, and the combination of his natural creative flair with his technical competence has led to some ingenious and compelling ‘story-telling’. Preferring to work with local suppliers, businesses and agencies wherever possible, over the years he has gathered a trusted technical support team, as well as building close connections with numerous actors, presenters and voice-over artists.

Tim’s work first brought him in contact with Leona Roberts, who was then director of Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust, when they met by chance over lunch at a conference in the UK. When Tim was later invited by his former employer, Imagemakers, to take up a sub-contract for a heritage film for a museum in the Falklands, it seemed like a very fortunate co-incidence. Tim’s first collaboration with the newly opened Historic Dockyard Museum resulted in the centrepiece film for its 1982 Gallery, ‘Through Children’s Eyes’ which focusses on 4

recollections of islanders who were children at the time of the occupation of the 1982 war. The film’s concept revolved around recording interviews with islanders to create a narrative and then adding any existing photographs and footage, as well as audio of the invasion starting live on Falklands Radio.

Tim said: “There were about 30 hours of interview audio to wander through and find the elements that told the story cohesively…We also had over 100 minutes of ITN footage, over 300 photographs, and even special agreement to use Argentine military footage. The only slight problem? All this needed to fit in a 10-minute film.” The result was a powerful story, which was incredibly well received by islanders and visitors, with many reviews mentioning ‘that film in the museum’; the film was later shortlisted for the 2015 Museum + Heritage Awards. Fatcalf Media then went on to create another film for the museum’s Antarctic Gallery about the Falklands and Britain’s Antarctic explorations and pioneering operations. This has since been followed up by requests to look at branding, brochures, and even help with a fundraising prospectus for an extension to the museum.

Tim has created numerous other heritage films, most of which have been a little closer to home than the Falkland Islands, but a commission for National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC) did involve working with Vikings – or at least the nearest modern-day equivalent. The Hold at NMMC is its largest exhibition space and used to display a series of renowned and ambitious exhibitions, often in partnership with

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other national and international museums. Fatcalf produced all the audio and video work for the stunning Viking Voyagers exhibition in 2016, including artwork for the immersive touchscreens. This also involved an interview with the recordbreaking Sir Robin Knox Johnston, as well as following the reconstruction of a Viking Faering in traditional klinker style.

However, the icing on the exhibition ‘cake’ was provided by Fatcalf’s audio which entailed recruiting Scandinavian actors to produce authentic-sounding voice-overs to replicate the Viking characters and bring their stories to life. The work led to another exhibition which is just finishing called ‘Titanic Stories’, for which Fatcalf worked on animation and film editing to highlight accurate information about lifeboats, timings, radio communications and the historic newsreels, as well as audio for a survivor’s story - a detailed account through a passenger’s eyes.

Fatcalf Media doesn’t just create heritage films though, it also creates PR and marketing films covering anything from crowdfunding to integrated campaigns, as well as helping with branding, and marketing materials. Tim finds that the same principles apply though in terms of seeking out a story that will resonate with the public and still convey the clients’ message. However, this can sometimes be even more challenging in the corporate world. After creating a suite of promotional films about chartered financial planners Hansford Bell, Fatcalf Media was commissioned by them to come up with a way of succinctly explaining how financial life planning works and the benefits to clients’ lives; Tim rose excellently to the task by creating ‘The Little Book of You’ which put over all the essential points in an easily understandable format. The client was so delighted with the product that Tim was also asked to animate it, which he obviously had no problem doing, resulting in ‘The Little Film of You’, which has pride of place on Hansford Bell’s homepage.

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are a seasoned Tavistock resident or a visitor to the area each three-minute film is packed with historical detail and interesting facts about different aspects of the town. Tim is also currently working with Tavistock Townscape Heritage Initiative to produce a brochure explaining what has been achieved in the recent heritage restoration projects in Tavistock, which will no doubt include yet more fascinating behind-the-scenes details.

Rosemary Best

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As you would expect, Fatcalf Media has also been involved in making films locally in Tavistock, for both local businesses, and about the town itself. A set of short films commissioned

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Inspired by nature Like her unique and interesting name, Xuella Arnold’s artwork is beautiful and innovative.

If you’re after an exquisite, original piece of jewellery at a reasonable price then one of the most recent residents of the Ox Yard workshops at Buckland Abbey might be the person to visit.

Xuella’s jewellery is made using gold, silver and bronze and her appealing hand-crafted pieces feature birds, bees, hares and leaves, often interwoven with text for an emotional punch.

Each piece is designed and individually crafted, frequently drawing inspiration from the natural world, with beautiful flora and fauna featuring in intricate, naturalistic miniature. Xuella is also inspired by lyrics and poetry with many pieces having text embedded in the metal or an image brought to life in figurative, wearable form. She uses a range of techniques in her jewellery making, including soldering, fusing, hammering and stone-setting. For commissions, she works with the customer to create bespoke designs and has made countless, unique engagement and wedding rings, enjoying each new, original challenge.

Born in Wales, Xuella and her family moved to London and Weymouth before settling in Watford during her secondary school years. She took an art foundation course which gave her a broad art education in areas such as ceramics, print-

making, glassware and textiles, but it was working with metal and stones that really appealed. Xuella made lifelong friends on the course and each one has continued in their chosen artistic field. They continue to meet up to this day, exchanging new ideas and sharing skills. Xuella went to High Wycombe College in 1986 and took a BA in 3D Design in Silversmithing and Jewellery and this has been her passion ever since. She has been making and selling jewellery, alongside teaching the craft for 30 years.

Xuella and her husband Chris, settled in Rickmansworth, where they bought and renovated a houseboat, living on the canal for 20 years and installing a workshop for Xuella. They both enjoy kayaking and found it a beautiful, inspiring place to work and play, as well as a great base with easy access to the many local venues where Xuella taught evening classes in jewellery making, including at her old grammar school in Watford. For years Xuella travelled to art and craft fairs and festivals selling her jewellery, and she has exhibited her work at over 50 outlets across the UK. In 2005 they moved to Devon and now live in Weir Quay – another place of great inspiration. Last year Xuella took up one of the studio spaces in Buckland Abbey; she has a workspace and gallery/shop where she intends to hold traditional silver jewellery making classes, as well as classes in precious metal clay which is an exciting new material that can be sculpted like clay, but once fired is fused together to form pure silver.

Her beautiful jewellery has featured in many galleries and became the basis for two publications which she produced. The ‘Precious Metal Clay’ book has 25 projects for the home jeweller using pure silver in a binding medium - this new material enables new jewellery making techniques and Xuella has become an expert in this area. In 2013, Xuella and fellow artist, Sara Withers, wrote and created jewellery

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projects for ‘The Compendium of Jewellery Making Techniques’ - a beautifully illustrated manual with tips, trade secrets and practical help for over 300 jewellery making ideas from rings and bracelets to pendants and decorative pieces.

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If you’d like to find out more about Xuella’s classes, a commission or visit her workshop, go to xuella.co.uk, Instagram: xuellajewellery or email xuellaarnoldclamoak@gmail.com

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Life’s rich tapestry Victoria Rose Richards initially started embroidery as a means of coping with Asperger’s syndrome and low mood problems. She has now found a global audience for her art and is successfully selling her work around the world.

I’m Victoria Rose Richards and I’m a 21-year-old thread painter, born, raised and currently living in the Tamar Valley in Devon. I studied biology at Exeter University for three years, graduating last summer, and I’m very interested in ecology, environmental conservation and marine biology - my long-term aim is to work in one of these areas. I initially started embroidery because I have a history of low mood problems and recognised in my last year of university that a factor that brings them on or makes them worse, is boredom - so I decided I needed something to fill the free time when I wasn’t studying. I discovered a community of embroidery artists online and realised I’d never tried embroidery before. I pulled some nice blues and greens out of my grandmother’s old embroidery tin and had my first go at an embroidery landscape in October 2018 - and I haven’t felt

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I have Asperger’s syndrome (now known as autism spectrum condition) and associated anxiety and low mood problems, and my condition, for me personally, can make everyday life overwhelming - everything is too sharp and loud. I was also recently diagnosed with a long-term pain condition. I really think my art plays a key role in my life as a coping mechanism for my Asperger’s and pain-related issues. It also adds some

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field views. I find all the different shapes and shades that form naturally, or humans carve into the land, quite fascinating! I am excited to experiment further with this unusual perspective by learning to build more depth into my embroidery and make even more of different textures; I also have ambitious plans to make more 3D embroidery landscapes with hills, skies and below-ground parts like roots.

Living in a rural area of outstanding natural beauty, I often take inspiration from the abundance of nature around me. I believe my art is influenced by my love of the environment and conservation, which I developed during my biology degree. More recently, my embroidery has taken on more of an agricultural theme, with rapeseed fields and aerial forest-and-

I started building my global audience using Instagram and Etsy – I opened my Instagram art account around New Year’s Eve 2018 and believe the increased exposure has significantly boosted my art business, helping me reach an exponentially larger audience. At the first anniversary of my account, I had over 50,000 followers and I sold around 70 art pieces over the last year! The majority went to America, where I now have customers in over 20 states - and I have also sold my art to the UK, Australia, Canada, and a range of European countries.

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Could you save a life?

Dr Jo Coldron explains what to do if someone has a cardiac arrest and the importance of acting quickly.

I think that one of the scariest things that can happen to you is to be a bystander when someone suddenly collapses, whether it’s a family member or a stranger. Even as a doctor who has been on emergency response arrest teams at hospital and been involved in the resuscitation of many people it makes the adrenaline pump. Despite how unexpected and terrifying this situation can be, just a little bit of knowledge could enable you to save someone’s life.

If someone collapses it’s really important to be able to work out what you need to do now. They might just have tripped and only need you to help them up, or they may have had a cardiac arrest and need life saving action immediately.

The way we remember what to do to assess the situation is by thinking Dr ABC •

Danger – look for danger – don’t dash out into the middle of a road to get to someone until you’ve made sure you’re not going to get run over. That adrenaline can make you do crazy things sometimes, so that’s why this step is always first.

• Response – are they responsive to you? Ask loudly if they are OK, perhaps shake them a little.

• Airway – tilt the head up a little to open the airway.

• Breathing – is the chest moving up and down, can you feel air moving in and out of their mouth?

• Circulation – are there any signs of life, any movement at all? Don’t feel that you have to check for a pulse if you’re not sure how to do it, as this will just waste time.

If after doing the Dr ABC to assess this collapsed person and they don’t seem to be breathing and they aren’t showing any signs of life, you have to assume that they have had a cardiac arrest which means their heart has stopped beating. This person’s chances of survival can be increased by the following three things, and doing all of these things needs more than one of you – so call for help loudly, or go quickly and make sure you get that support if it’s possible to do so.

Call the ambulance as soon as possible The call handlers are wonderful and will help you give them the right information - but if you are able to tell them clearly and confidently that the person is not breathing and not responsive, this will immediately let them know how serious the situation is, so they get the ambulance there as soon as they can.

Do basic life support (chest compressions and rescue breaths, CPR) If you haven’t been trained to do basic life support it can

seem so confusing, and people worry about doing it wrong so end up doing nothing. It is so important to know that doing ANYTHING is better than nothing.

One of the biggest barriers is the thought of giving mouth to mouth rescue breaths, so unless you feel confident with these just do chest compressions and keep going.

Perform early defibrillation This is the absolute key to increasing survival. Because it is so important many organisations have now made defibrillators available on the outsides of buildings such as town halls, doctors’ surgeries, shopping areas, pubs etc. When you’re out and about note where these big yellow boxes are, because one day you might need them. If the collapsed person isn’t breathing or showing signs of life immediately, send someone to go and get a defibrillator and bring it to you as soon as possible. These defibrillators are designed to be used by someone who has never had any training - they talk you through how to put the pads on, tell you when to do CPR and when not to touch the patient, and direct you when to deliver a shock. You can trust them and many lives have been saved by someone with absolutely no medical experience performing an early shock with one of these machines.

However, practicing a scary event like this makes it much less daunting when it does happen, and makes you much more confident about what to do (and remember doing ANYTHING is better than nothing). The Resuscitation Council UK has produced a way to experience different medical emergencies via 4 interactive scenarios where you make the decisions and save people’s lives. Have a look at these today on www.resus.org.uk/apps/lifesaver.

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Artists and hospital staff in new venture “Art helps keep us well. It can aid our recovery from illness and support longer, healthier lives” - so states an all-party parliamentary report aiming to improve recognition of this fact throughout the National Health Service.

Hospital wards, corridors and waiting areas can be rather bleak surroundings which have a negative impact on the way we think and feel. Art can transform cold, clinical environments into compassionate care spaces filled with inspiration. Research has shown that art can ease anxiety, stress and depression for both patients and care staff; it reduces the need for painkillers, shortens stays in hospital and improves communication. This is why artists from Drawn to the Valley, the collective of artists who live or work in the Tamar Valley, are working with Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Trust to try

to brighten some areas of Derriford Hospital by lending artworks for display.

There are currently paintings displayed around the hospital, in wards, clinics, waiting areas and some of the corridors, and they are changed every few months.

The artists have also participated in well-being workshops for staff in the Emergency Department who enjoyed relaxing with paints and sculpture materials away from the stresses of their high-pressure workplace. There are plans for further community engagement in and around the hospital. The staff in the plaster room in fracture clinic, wanted something to help allay the fears of younger patients while having casts applied. So, two of the artists worked with children from Sparkwell Primary School in a workshop, to create a sculpture of Spiderman (using plaster of Paris) and this now hangs from the ceiling in a corner of the fracture clinic.

The project is in an early stage, and we hope it will grow over the next year or so, to help everyone who is a

patient, member of staff, or a visitor to the hospital. Look out for the bright and cheerful paintings in the hospital.

As this grows, a short art trail will be developed for people to follow.

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Devon Guild of Craftsmen Spreading the artistic message Devon Guild of Craftsmen is an educational charity which shares the pleasure of making and connects people through craft. We aim to give everyone a taste of making: whether enjoying our exhibitions; meeting members of the Guild who work in a wide range of craft disciplines; or learning new skills at one of our creative workshops.

Alongside our outreach work, our exhibitions always feature a programme of workshops which explore the themes of the exhibition, and give visitors a chance to have a go at making. We seek to encourage young visitors in particular to respond and make their own work in our maker’s corner. We also offer free family workshops in the school holidays and drop-in demos and workshops with our members throughout the year.

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The Guild has an extensive outreach programme, Freehand, which provides craft residencies in schools and community groups. Freehand residencies provide young people with practical skills as well as enhancing their self-esteem, encouraging their creative development, and providing the empowerment that comes from creating something by hand, that connects them with natural materials and with their heritage. This crucial experience of hands-on, purposeful activity can also inspire a life-long appreciation of the hand-made and hand-crafted that may, for some, lead them to consider craft and design-based careers.

to craft, making us an important touring destination and prestigious place for makers to exhibit their work. But as well as providing a platform for our elected expert members and for some of the best craftspeople nationally and internationally, we seek to extend our outreach and education work into our three exhibitions galleries.

Two examples this year include ‘Methods Making Madness’ and ‘A Good Age’. ‘Methods Making Madness’ exhibited the winning entries to a photography competition for 14-24 year-olds and was devised, selected and curated by a team of young people, mentored by our in-house exhibitions officer in this, their first experience of curating a show.

For ‘A Good Age’, Devon Guild commissioned five professional artists, all born before 1948, to make contemporary craft on the theme of personal or global change in their lifetime. At the same time, five Devon libraries hosted artist-led workshops for people aged 65 and over, also producing craft inspired by change in their lifetimes.

The oldest person taking part was 94, and the results were amazing. One participant said: ‘... without this, I wouldn’t go out. It has persuaded me to go out and interact with other people.’

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Events

As well as our education and outreach work, another crucial part of the Guild’s remit is to support local craft-makers – both the established who are elected to membership and new makers seeking to make the difficult leap between study and working as a craftsperson.

Our biennial ‘Get Fresh’ exhibition showcases the work of the best new and emerging makers in the South West, and every year we select a craft graduate from Plymouth College of Art and from Plymouth University to win the opportunity to showcase – and sell – their work in our extensive craft shop.

Check our website (www.crafts.org.uk) for details of exhibitions, workshops and Freehand opportunities.

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Saturday 18 January to Sunday 8 March Journeyman Curated by Nick Hand and The Letterpress Collective, this exhibition brings together photography, film, letterpress prints, and the words of dedicated makers. All gathered by one man on an epic 6,500-mile bicycle journey from Land’s End to John O’ Groats, and around the coast of Britain and Ireland with a printing press on the back of his bike. Open daily 10am-5.30pm at Jubilee Gallery, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9AF. Free admission.

Saturday 25 January to Sunday 1 March Neogeographies Captain James Cook’s official artists recorded some of the first encounters between Europeans and indigenous people with varying degrees of objectivity. Helen Snell reinterprets and reframes the Cook narrative to challenge notions of home, nationality, identity and freedom of movement. Open daily 10.30am - 5.30pm at Riverside Gallery, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9AF. Free admission.

Saturday 7 March to Sunday 26 April New members exhibition Devon Guild’s newest members feature in our collection, including printmaking, ceramics and jewellery. Meet the makers, and find out more about their work. Open daily 10.30am - 5.30pm at Riverside Gallery, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9AF. Free admission.

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FARMING NEWS

Looking forward to spring When February arrives at least the evenings are pulling out, things are slowly coming to life, and there is hopefully a sniff of spring in the air. It has been a pretty hard winter for us with constant rain from the early autumn. The ground conditions have been terrible with the field turning to mud very quickly, preventing us from working in the fields; the sheep make a mess and the few cattle we still have out have just ploughed the fields! Fortunately, we have good facilities on the farm and are able to house nearly all our cattle which has been essential. With the good summer weather in 2019 we managed to get good crops of hay and silage, but the cattle came in very early and all that feed will be needed by the end of this winter. It has been tough times for all livestock farmers with such wet conditions but I must mention our arable cousins who have really struggled to get crops sown this autumn. This is not only bad news for them, it also means that good winter crops (sown in the autumn) will be in short supply, putting pressure on supplies and forcing the price up for farmers and ultimately consumers. Let’s hope that the late winter and spring bring better conditions as the heavily pregnant ewes will suffer during lambing if the wet conditions continue.

So we have a majority government at last. I won’t get too political but at least now the country can hopefully move forward and focus on the many things which seem to have been neglected for the past couple of years. There has been a lot of discussion about what future agricultural policy may look like. This we still don’t know, but what we do know is that our support system will change significantly and the money which currently supports British food production will be removed. The money that is available to support agriculture will have more emphasis on public money for public good - what that means we don’t know, so we will be looking closely at how that will affect us going forward. I believe our family farming business has a place in our community, supplying beef and lamb, as well as delivering a fantastic landscape and rich environment. But it is certain that our support will diminish and inevitably prices will rise, and our businesses could come under significant pressure. Time will tell and all I can ask is that our customers support local quality produce, and for me that is through Dartmoor Farmers and Howells of Tavistock.

Greenwell Lambing Live 2020 On a lighter note and looking forward to spring, we will be rolling out the red carpet for all our wonderful supporters of Greenwell Lambing Live 2020.

Lambing will soon be upon us and our doors open on 16th March every evening for a week, when we invite the general public into our lambing shed to share the magic of spring! It is wonderfully rewarding for us as a team to share what we do and it is one of those experiences which allows you to really get up close and personal with a sheep farmer and his flock! You can contact us at greenwellfarm@gmail. com or 01822855535 - we look forward to seeing you then and let’s hope the rain stops!

Mat Cole, Greenwell Farm

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GARDENING

If everyone did just one thing…

The subject of climate change is a suitably big one to kick-start the new gardening year, and while the issues are obviously huge and scary, anyone with a garden – however small - has the power for positive action to mitigate its effects as well as adapting gardening methods to cope with changing conditions. Even small actions can make a big difference when done collectively: if everyone did just one thing, the impact would be immense. Such as: put up a bird nesting box; plant a tree; stop using harmful chemicals; make a compost bin to recycle garden waste; grow a patch of bee-friendly flowers; or grow a bit of fruit and veg - by no-dig methods for the gold-standard approach.

Many of these positive actions are not only great for the garden and the environment but often save both time and money too: a real win/win all round.

Lawns are a good example: rather than regularly mowing all of a lawn, let at

least some grow into a meadow lawn to cut just a couple of times a year, or ‘supercharge’ it further by planting bulbs and wild flowers, including one called yellow rattle that reduces grass growth.

Keep a mown path around the edge or through the meadow and the effect will look intentional - or your neighbours may be offering the loan of a mower…

To ‘future-proof’ your garden against extremes of weather, start with your soil - the foundation on which every garden depends. Heavy rainfall events are now alarmingly frequent, depleting nutrient levels and physically washing away valuable topsoil. Terrace sloping ground into stepped beds if growing veg or annuals; densely plant shrubs, perennials and the like that will protect and retain the soil; and mulch the surface with garden compost or chipped bark. Soil takes around 500 years to form a mere inch’s depth, so it’s worth taking care of!

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Garden to visit: Cotehele Overlooking the beautiful Tamar Valley, the National Trust’s gardens at Cotehele surround the Tudor house which stands high above the river, with lots to enjoy in every season. Formal terraces with herbaceous borders below the house lead into the woodland valley gardens and down to the river. The upper garden includes pools bordered by dogwoods that look fabulous in winter, and meadows spangled with early spring bulbs. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ cotehele

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colour. The David Austin ‘English’ roses combine an old-fashioned look with new performance, and I’m particularly fond of their bush varieties such as ‘The Pilgrim’ that can be used as short climbers on trellis, arches and obelisks, with the whole plant furnished with blooms from top to bottom.

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Put bundles of stems under hedges and shrubs to encourage hedgehogs and beneficial insects.

Trim or lay hedges of deciduous native plants like hawthorn, blackthorn and hazel as soon as possible, as birds are starting to nest.

2004 and is spreading rapidly. We can all help by being vigilant and reporting suspected sightings immediately: email alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk or use the free app: Asian Hornet Watch. Key markings that differentiate the Asian Hornet from our native species are a dark abdomen with a yellow/orange segment (think bikini briefs!) and yellow tips to legs. Do keep your distance, though – this insect stings. More information can be found at www.nonnativespecies.org Sue Fisher

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NATURALIST

Brighter future for the native honey bee on Dartmoor An exciting field trial involving our native honey bee is underway at Widecombe-in-the-Moor, in a project involving a number of Dartmoor farmers, the Mount Edgcumbe Cornish Bee Group and the Buckfast Abbey Bee Department.

Dartmoor may not appear an ideal bee environment but despite this it has a long association with bee keeping, reflected in local place names, bee boles and the work of Brother Adam from Buckfast Abbey. Our native honey bee became less popular at the beginning of the 20th century following an outbreak of disease associated with the Isle of Wight. Inspired by the need to develop the perfect bee, Brother Adam travelled over 100,000 miles collecting breeding stock which were then used to create the Buckfast Bee. This super bee was intended to combine the hardiness of the native honey bee with the disease-resistance and productivity of its Italian cousin. Brother Adam used an isolation unit near Hexworthy for his cross breeding and the fruits of his labour have been distributed on a global scale.

Times however change and the impact of disease and climate have seen a renewed interest in the native honey bee led by The Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders’ Association (BIBBA).

This group claims that the native honey bee could hold the key to reversing the dramatic decline in honeybee colonies in Britain; they are much darker and have evolved thicker, longer hair than their golden-coloured, southern European cousins, which keeps them warmer in cooler climates, making them less susceptible to the changeable British weather and other factors such as disease, habitat change and intensive agriculture which have also contributed to their decline. BIBBA argues that pure-race native bees are better suited to our climate than their European counterparts and are therefore desirable for biodiversity.

BIBBA carried out an extensive survey, funded by the Cooperative Group, and identified areas with bees that displayed indigenous traits. In 1997 it began a project to conserve our native honey bee and yet of the 250,000 hives across the UK today, less than 1% are still likely to house them. One area of the country which retains an above average number of native honey bees is the Rame Peninsula in South East Cornwall where England’s first Native Honey Bee Reserve was opened

in 2017 at Mount Edgcumbe Country Park. The venture aims to educate the public about the importance of pollinators, with a special focus on local Cornish honey bees.

The Dartmoor Hill Farm Project has been running bee keeping courses with the Buckfast Abbey Bee Department since 2018 and they have proved popular with local farmers. A group of farmers became interested in which bees would adapt to the local environment, in a similar way to their own upland livestock. This led them to visit the Mount Edgcumbe apiary, where John Dracup of Broadaford Farm said that the farmers were struck by the hardiness and temperament of the native honey bees, which made them ideally suited for life in an upland environment such as Broadaford. Clare Densely from the Buckfast Abbey Bee Department delivered the training for the farmers and she is now involved in monitoring the new bee colonies in Widecombe-in-the-Moor to determine how well they perform in such an exposed environment and which areas of the farm and moorland they forage on during different periods of the year. The farmers are particularly keen to understand which flowers and habitats are preferred and whether any ways of enhancing grassland or cropping areas, might benefit the bees and other pollinators.

If you are interested in joining a bee-keeping class go to our What’s on extra section for activities at the Dartmoor Hill Farm Project, or contact 01822 890913 or hfp@dartmoor.gov.uk.

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TRADE SECRETS

Vince Keep Surveyor: Balment Keep Ltd Why did you become a surveyor?

From an early age I enjoyed taking things to pieces and working out how they worked - they didn’t always go back together so well! When I found out in later life that surveying meant not been tied to a desk and being able to find the best solutions to building properties, the pathology of buildings and how to work out problems, I knew that this was the job for me.

How much training is involved, what qualifications do you need to become a surveyor?

I followed at 3 ½ year course at college via day release, as I wanted to learn surveying on the job. I also had to keep a professional diary for 1 ½ years, part of this being concurrent with studying, and then submit an APC (Assessment of Professional Competence), which is a summary of professional experience, a case study and a record of continuing professional development, which led to becoming a chartered building surveyor. There are now other disciplines and other ways of entry into the profession.

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How long have you been a surveyor?

I started training at a surveying firm in Oxford at the age of 19, then moved to London and qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1988. A good deal of my workload was contract administration on large building projects and I was lucky enough to have the experience of working in Romania for 2 years, by which time I was acting as a consultant for a firm of architects in London.

Where do you work?

I moved down to Devon in 1999 and have been working in the West Country ever since, having worked at Bradleys Chartered Surveyors in Exeter for 10 years where I got a firm grasp on carrying out survey work on residential properties as well as continuing with party wall work. After this I felt well-armed to carry out surveys on any type of property and provide a good service.

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Who else works with you?

I became good friends with David Balment two years ago and since then we have gone into partnership and worked together on various projects, as well as continuing to handle our own workload. David has a great breadth of experience and we get on extremely well. We provide good support for each other and together now provide a more comprehensive package to prospective clients, where every detail can be covered comfortably and in depth.

What would you say to someone thinking of this as a career?

If somebody is considering this as a career, I would wholeheartedly recommend it. I will always remember doing a survey at a house in London where an 80-year-old man answered the door. He told me that he was a retired chartered surveyor and that he had never stopped learning during his career. Building technology is changing all the time; this makes the job interesting and makes it imperative to always stay on one’s toes when surveying. It can be quite hard physical work but it is always varied, and of course working here in Devon the countryside is beautiful and the journey to work is never a disappointment.

What is the best thing about your job?

The best thing about my job is the variety of work and not being tied to a desk. Holding the hand of prospective purchasers through the scary and costly process of a house purchase has always proved to be very rewarding. vince@balmentkeep.co.uk 07789 110360

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Tourism award success for Harford Bridge Harford Bridge Holiday Park at Peter Tavy, Tavistock is a finalist in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards having won ‘silver’ in the Touring, Camping and Caravanning Park of the Year category at the prestigious 2019 Devon Tourism Awards. The independent South West awards panel met on 3rd December 2019 and assessed a record number of entries - Harford Bridge Holiday Park is amongst the 14% of entrants to become a finalist in England’s top tourism region awards.

After hearing of the second award nomination, director Paul Williamson said: “Receiving a silver 2019 Visit Devon Tourism Award was real recognition of the hard work put in by our team. We have total commitment to providing our guests with quality and value facilities in a tranquil Dartmoor setting. To be nominated to go forward

to the South West Tourism Excellence Awards is a further accolade we are delighted to achieve. 2019 was the first time for us in any tourism award and we are proud to be judged a finalist in both the Devon and the South West awards.

“We’ve invested over the years in updating our offer, while preserving the tranquillity of our park and continuing to be a sustainable business. We’re a small family owned business that’s been going 34 years and we employ seven people full-time equivalent. So

to be in the running for a second award shows there is room in our market for a small inland park in Devon’s wonderful countryside. The awards will help sustain commitment to our aim of being the best we can be, and help immensely in marketing our business.”

For more information see harfordbridge. co.uk and for details of South West Tourism Excellence Awards see southwestourismawards.org.uk

Thank you!

Meavy-based Dartmoor Border Morris would like to thank everyone who came to Tavistock on Saturday 16th November, and kindly gave to the BBC Children in Need appeal. 210 Morris performers in Tavistock danced all day, and collected £1760, with every penny going to the cause. Despite near blizzard conditions

just two days beforehand, Pudsey Bear attended and did not disappoint. Plans for Pudsey Day number 7 are already in hand for next November, so watch this space – a big thank you to Tavistock Wharf, The Pannier Market, Bob`s East End Cafe and Dartmoor Brewery for helping make the day work so well!

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COMMUNITY NEWS

New ‘I Love Water’ project In August, South West Lakes Trust (SWLT) discovered it had been successful in securing a £95,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to run a two-year ‘I Love Water’ project focusing on water sustainability, match funded by South West Water.

The project will aim to conserve and improve habitats for wildlife living in and by the water, whilst also highlighting the importance of using water wisely and why we must all play our part in reducing water usage across the South West. Working with South West Water, SWLT will be aiming to help young people across the region engage with their environment, and raise awareness of water usage to work towards reducing household consumption from 143 litres per person per day to 128 litres per person per day by 2025. The project also links with the

25-year environment plan, set out by the government, as well as the goal of having clean and plentiful water using resources from nature more sustainably.

Emily Cannon was appointed as the project officer and over the next two years, her role will involve supporting the SWLT countryside wardens to develop and deliver one-off school visits and mini programmes for learning, family events and regular volunteering opportunities at six reservoir sites – Burrator, Trenchford, Roadford,

Siblyback, Wimbleball and Longham.

Having worked on the Burrator Historic and Natural Environment Project since its conception six years ago, Emily said: “I am sad not to be around Burrator fulltime, but really relieved that SWLT will be able to continue to offer a range of volunteering opportunities, educational visits and events through the new ‘I love water project’. I feel really heartened by our hard core volunteers who are keen to remain involved and passionate to continue the good work that we all started here at Burrator!”

REACH Charity Ltd Did you know that you have the head office of a national charity based in Tavistock? Snuggled into a small office in The Enterprise Hub, just along from Tavy Links, is Reach Charity Ltd. Reach provides support and information to parents and their children who are affected by upper limb difference - those children that are born with only a few fingers, or short fingers, no hands,

life without limits Helping children with upper limb differences live life without limits

lower arms or the whole of their arm missing at birth. One of the most vital things Reach does is to enable parents and children to feel connected; it can seem a very lonely world if you think you are the only family that is having to deal with the issues having a limb difference throws up. We help members to build relationships that last a lifetime, whether it’s at our family weekends, branch meetings or on our closed

Facebook forum, which allows our members to talk openly with each other.

If you would like to donate to Reach please go to reach.org.uk and click on the donate button - each and every penny goes towards helping our children and their families. To find out how we can help you contact us on reach@ reach.org.uk, 08451 306225, or 02034 780100 (mobile).

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Local funding and expert support Helping rural businesses go from strength to strength The Diverse Regeneration Company (a not-for profit Community Interest Company) based in Okehampton, has successfully supported many rural businesses, farms, tourism and community projects across the West Country with over £15 million of grant funding since 2005. This grant funding has supported all kinds of projects: help with starting up new businesses, help investing in new equipment for expansion, and help for farmers with all kinds of diversification projects.

For individuals, small businesses or farms, knowing where to find the funds and support to start or expand a business, or to help buy new equipment, can be a tricky business in itself, and then starts all the form filling! This is where the Diverse Regeneration Company and their team of expert advisors can help. At the time of writing there are various funds available to

rural businesses from The Rural StartUp Fund (offering entrepreneurs up to £5,000 for a new start-up), the RDPE Growth Fund (offering grants from £20K to £175K for business development, food processing and rural tourism) to the local Greater Dartmoor LEAF funding programme - helping to invest in economic, environmental and community based projects. New opportunities arise regularly and the Diverse Regeneration Company keeps up to date on what is available and relevant for local businesses.

So if you would like to know more about what is available now, get a heads-up on future funding programmes, and find out how the Diverse Regeneration Company can help support your growing business in 2020, then please get in touch with one of our advisors.

Flapjackery based in Tavistock who have gone from strength to strength with the help of funding from the Greater Dartmoor LEAF programme.

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Recognise this window?

It is the stained glass one in Rock Methodist Church that shines out across the Yelverton roundabout on dark nights. Whilst it is very special to members of the church, it appears it is also special to many local residents as well. One individual was heard to say: “I know I am home when I see the light in the window”. Others have said it is a comforting sight on wet and windy nights.

Well, not surprisingly, the window has deteriorated over the years and is now urgently in need of repair to stop the glass falling out. The repairs are going to cost about £15K, so if anyone

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that loves the window can help with a donation, it would be gratefully received. We would also love to hear what the window means to you. If you are able to help, please send donations (cheques made payable to Rock Methodist Church) to Mrs M Luckhurst, 5 Cox Tor Close, Yelverton, PL20 6BH - or pop them through the door of the church.

If you would prefer to do a bank transfer, please phone me on 01822 854404 and I will give you the details. Thank you - and may you continue to enjoy the window for many years to come.

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A sign of the times in Bere Ferrers?

A fascinating vintage road direction sign in Bere Ferrers has just been given a wonderful makeover, thanks to a team of local people. The cast-iron fingerpost at the corner of Station Road is many decades old, and perhaps just a little quirky. It directs travellers to two places that are now only accessible to the most intrepid 4 X 4 enthusiast. Chucksford was a tidal ford downstream from Maristow House, at the head of the Tavy estuary. It was a vital way across the River Tavy in the horse and cart era, but it fell out of regular use many years ago. The sign also points to Lopwell, further up the Tavy, where there used to be a ferry across the river in the days before the dam was built. But the modern motorist would face a daunting rocky track to get there. The old fingerpost stood bedraggled and neglected until recently, swathed in brambles and gently rusting. But Bere Ferrers resident Neill Mitchell recognised that the sign is an important piece of local heritage. So many such fingerposts have disappeared or have been replaced by plain modern ones. Neill pointed out how ‘the universal interlocking and spacer assembly design is ingenious, as is inclusion of compass pointers around the

capital’. The sign also features a distinctive ‘finial’ on the top (is it a pine cone?).Ably assisted by fellow locals Adrian and Diana Mitchell, Ken Harris and Ron Ball – and with much enthusiasm, determination and sheer hard work – Neill set about bringing the post and its pointers back to life. The vegetation was trimmed back and the sign dismantled. The old paint and rust were stripped off the metalwork, which was then rustproofed, primed and repainted before being reassembled. Now resplendent in white and black, the revived fingerpost is a credit to Neill and his colleagues, and stands tall as a fine, if slightly eccentric, part of village heritage.

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DB Heating’s Race for Life A team from DB Heating were delighted to raise £557.50 for Cancer Research UK when they took part in a Race for Life event. DB Heating staff try to raise money for a different charity most years and when it came to planning which charity they would support in their recent event, Cancer Research UK was an obvious choice as various members of the team had family members and friends who had been affected by cancer. Everyone in the DB Race for Life team completed the course, either running or walking to the finish line, with Billy Rawlinson finishing in the top ten places and Lawrence Barnes in the top 20.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life events raise money for research into all 200 types of cancer. Fundraising is absolutely vital for the charity to be able to continue its research into developing new treatments and funding new research, and every Race for Life participant is helping to make a difference.

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St Andrew’s very own rickshaw challenge ‘Learning together what is good and right’ is our school motto and Children in Need was a perfect time for us to show how we work together for the good of everyone. A group of pupils, together with a very talented assistant, Mr Hayes, chose to create their own rickshaw - inspired by the One Show Rickshaw Challenge with Matt Baker - and ride it continuously throughout the school day to raise funds for children who were in greater need.

In his own time, Mr Hayes worked to create the key components of a trailer kit for the children to assemble.

Over the course of two weeks, a total of 14 pupils (split into 3 groups), sanded, hammered, screwed, tied, painted and assembled the kit into a fantastic trailer which was then attached to a bicycle. The group also created St Andrew’s Children in Need artwork to decorate the rickshaw and worked out the layout of the course together.

lap was 200m and groups worked in half-hour relay teams to try and meet the ambitious target of one lap per minute. All the classes took sponsor forms to raise funds to support their team mates taking part, and obviously competition was high to see who raised the most!

Everyone worked together brilliantly, and a total of 226 laps were completed by the end of the day, raising £392.16 for Children in Need. The pupils were extremely proud of what they made with Mr Hayes’ support and even more proud that they were able to raise money to help other children. Together we made a difference!

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Free event, but normal admission charges apply. nationaltrust.org.uk/buckland-abbey

Saturday 14 March

COTEHELE

Local businesses, in conjunction with local primary schools, will create bright and wonderful window displays throughout town to bring Tavistock alive for spring.

Activities will be taking place on Bedford Square. visit-tavistock.co.uk

BIRD BINGO

TAVISTOCK EASTER EGG HUNT SATURDAY 28 MARCH – SATURDAY 11 APRIL Another egg-citing and free trail brought to you by Tavistock BID. Collect your clue sheet and find all the eggs to earn yourself a goody bag. Collect your sheets from Kaleidoscope, The Visitor Information Centre and the Toy Cupboard. visittavistock.co.uk

BURRATOR DISCOVERY CENTRE ‘DROP IN’ FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY Wednesday 19 February, 10am-3pm Our school holiday family activity days involve a wildlife or heritage themed trail, woodwork, environmental art and outdoor cooking in and around the Burrator Discovery Centre, PL20 6PE. £3 per child, £2 per adult (cash only). Please wear outdoor clothing and footwear. No booking needed. 01822 855700, e-mail: heritage@ swlakestrust.org.uk

Daily until Sunday 31 March, 10am-4pm Have fun as a family spotting the many different birds that live in and around Cotehele and discover some fun facts about them along the way. Free trail (donations welcome), normal admission charge applies, NT members & U5s free. Cotehele, St Dominick, PL12 6TA nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele CADBURY EASTER EGG HUNT

SPOT BRUNEL FAMILY TRAIL Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 February, 10am – 4pm Go on a hunt to find Brunel in and around the visitor centre this half-term. See if you can find his hiding places as well as discover a few facts about this historical figure and the man who designed the Royal Albert Bridge.

Saturday 28 March – Monday 13 April, 10am-4pm

PLYMOUTH WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIP

You’ll have lots of fun when you join Bunny on a trail through Cotehele and there’s a chocolate prize at the end. £2 per trail. Normal admission charge applies, NT members free. nationaltrust.org.uk/ cotehele

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ROSEMOOR FEBRUARY HALF-TERM FUN Saturday 15 to 23 February, 11am– 12.45pm & 2pm–3.45pm

FEBRUARY HALF-TERM FUN

Bring your wellies, grab a jacket and join us for fun, family activities inside and out, whatever the weather. There is a brand new family garden trail as well as drop-in craft activities on weekdays, all included with normal garden admission which is free for members. rhs.org.uk/gardens/ rosemoor

Saturday 15 to 23 February, 10am-4:30 pm

THE SECRET GARDEN FAMILY TRAIL

Get together as a family and enjoy a walk around the estate or head up to the play area to enjoy the zip wire? Take part in one of our seasonal trails or join us for some family crafting in the school room.

Saturday 21 March to Monday 20 April, 10am-5pm (10am-6 pm from 1 April)

BUCKLAND ABBEY

TAMAR VISITOR & LEARNING CENTRE PLYMOUTH

Celebrate the launch of the new film ‘The Secret Garden’ starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters (in cinemas spring 2020), by

1 December to 1 March Follow the trail across Plymouth’s waterfront to find 20 polar bear cubs hidden in shops, restaurants and businesses from the Barbican to Royal William Yard and Mount Batten. Download your trail map from visitplymouth.co.uk or pick it up from a participating business.

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visiting our exciting garden trail experience and other family activities. The trail will take visitors on a journey around the garden ending up at our very own ‘Secret Garden’ which no-one has seen before. rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor

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Tavistock’s main venue for Films, Theatre, Live Music and Live Broadcasts

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28th February – 5th March

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Dr. John Dolittle lives in solitude behind the high walls of his lush manor in 19th-century England. His only companionship comes from an array of exotic animals that he speaks to on a daily basis.

Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of Emma.

Frank, an opportunistic insurance lawyer, thinks he’s in for the time of his life when he goes out on the town to celebrate an upcoming promotion with his co-worker, Jeff.

A sled dog struggles for survival in the Alaskan wild.

Greed is the fictional story of a retail billionaire, set in the world of luxury fashion, which is centered around the build up to a spectacular 60th birthday party in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.

With their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir and quickly find themselves at the center of a media sensation and global movement.

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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE CYRANO DE BERGERAC

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Thursday 20th February

Tuesday 17th March

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.

THE CELLIST / DANCES AT A GATHERING The Royal Ballet presents two world premieres with Cathy Marston’s first work for the Company on the Main Stage and a new work by Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett.

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Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph

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MODS & ROCKERS SHOW Fri 14th February

SUPERSONIC 70s SHOW Sat 15th February

KEITH JAMES Sun 23rd February

THE FUREYS Mon 24th February

Filled with music from The Who, The Small Faces, Hendrix, Cream and of course The Kinks to name just a few!

Targeting the Jackie generation expect to drift away on a nostalgic trip of 70s pop idols like The Osmonds, David Cassidy, Abba and many more…

Music set to the wonderful poetry of Maya Angelou, Pablo Neruda, Frida Kahlo, Kahlil Gibran, Kate Tempest, Leonard Cohen, Lorca and W H Auden

Legends of Irish music & song The FUREYS, renowned for their hit songs pay a visit to Tavistock

STRAY & GROUNDHOGS Fri 28th February

RISING FROM THE DEEP Sat 29th February

DAVEY DODDS Sun 1st March

DIRE STREETS Fri 6th March

Stray will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the release of our self-titled debut album.

Deep Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake hits played by former touring members who have worked with: Ian Gillan Band, Bernie Marsden and others.

DaveyDodds was the frontman, singer songwriter for Prog Rock band RED JASPER until he left the band in the ‘90s and worked as a fly fishing guide and writer

Dire Streets perfectly capture the distinctive, authentic sound of one of the biggest guitar bands of all time

THE STRYDES & DADDY LONG LEGS Sat 7th March

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS Sun 8th March

THE JAM’D Fri 13th March

DEBORAH BONHAM Sat 14th March

Widely regarded now as the UK’s most authentic and leading tribute to The Jam,

Over the course of an impressive career, Deborah Bonham has established herself as one of the finest blues-rock vocalists the UK has produced

Two popular Plymouth based cover Make your heart beat a little faster bands with some original music with the show that has thousands of thrown in fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

STEVE TURNER Sun 15th March

CHANTEL MCGREGOR Fri 20th March

Steve Turner is known as a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms, with one of the best voices in the business

Chantel recorded a live album at the end of March 2019, this was released on the 6th of September 2019.

A TRIBUTE TO NILE RODGERS AND CHIC Sat 28th March

Good Times are a collective of top musicians from South Wales who deliver a top Show from Nile Rodgers’ Chic hits and many more from his career.

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DAILY RENA GARDINER: ART AND INSPIRATION Discover the life of print artist Rena Gardiner at Cotehele house and see some of her many artworks inspired

by Cotehele’s views - in situ. Normal admission, 10am-5pm, NT Cotehele, PL12 6TA. 01579 351346; nationaltrust.org.uk/

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Valentine’s Dinner Valentine’s Dinner Friday Thursday14th 14thFebruary February

Surprise and delight your loved one Five superb courses with this romantic 5-course dinner. by candlelight. £55

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Mother’s Day Lunch Mother’s Day Lunch Sunday 22nd March Sunday 31st March Treat your Mum to a

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DAILY IN FEBRUARY BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK Visit our pre-loved bookshop, read the blurb and take a chance on loving a new read! All proceeds from the bookshop go directly to Cotehele’s conservation work. £1.50 per book, 11am-4pm, normal admission applies. NT Cotehele, PL12 6TA. 01579 351346; nationaltrust.org.uk/ cotehele 7 MARCH - 31 OCTOBER TIDE AND TIME To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, we’re exploring the global connections of the Tudor house and collections at Cotehele.

Normal admission, NT Cotehele, PL12 6TA. 01579 351346; nationaltrust.org.uk/ cotehele EVERY WEDNESDAY IN-DEPTH ABBEY HISTORY TOURS Take a look behind the scenes at Buckland Abbey with our great volunteer team who will talk to you about the vast and exciting history of the abbey and grounds. 11:301:30pm.

21 FEBRUARY-14 MARCH ART EXHIBITION ‘Artists for all Seasons’ features the work of Richard Slater RI, Allin Braund, Arthur Homeshaw SWA, and Carol Leith, including a variety of mediums at Wildwood Art Gallery, Horrabridge, PL20 7SP. Visit wildwoodartsdartmoor.co.uk or see Music & Art for details, or call 01822 258529.

UNTIL 25 MARCH (CLOSED 24 FEB-9 MAR) WORKING LIFE ON DARTMOOR Diane Giles’ photographic reflection of how people on Dartmoor live, work and play in contemporary times, depicted in black and white photographs. High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown.

28 MARCH - 5 APRIL TAMAR VALLEY SPRING EXHIBITION ‘The Heralds of Spring’ – Drawn to the Valley art exhibition from 10.00am to 4.00pm daily (10:00am - 2.00pm 5 April) at Tamar Valley Centre, near Gunnislake, PL18 9FE

1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH JAZZ SUNDAY LUNCH Enjoy a 3-course lunch at The Bedford Hotel, Tavistock served with a generous helping of live jazz from our house jazz band, Desperate Measures. £26 (children £20), book on 01822 613221.

23 FEBRUARY, 29 MARCH JAZZ AFTERNOON TEA Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea at the Two Bridges Hotel with live jazz with duo Fine Whines, or add a glass of fizz for a treat. 3pm – 5:30pm, £16.50 per person (£22 with prosecco). Book on 01822 892300.

10,23,28 FEBRUARY & 3,9,22,27 MARCH VOLUNTEER DAYS AT BURRATOR RESERVOIR Meet at Burrator Discovery Centre.

Please wear old clothes, sturdy footwear, rainwear etc, & bring lunch and drink.

Mon, Tues & Fri: 10am-3pm; Sun: 10.30am-3.30pm. Contact 01822 855700 for more info.

1ST SATURDAY OF MONTH (7 & 14 DECEMBER) TAVI ARTS MARKET High quality, handmade wares from local artists - unique products not found on the high street and a chance to meet the artists and makers themselves. 9.00am to 4.00pm in Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock (free entry).

WEDNESDAYS UNTIL END APRIL DARTMOOR BORDER MORRIS Every Wednesday through the winter Dartmoor Border Morris practice night at 8pm in Meavy Parish Hall is open to anyone www.dartmoorbordermorris.com LAST TUESDAY IN MONTH PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Join us at the Anchorage Centre, Tavistock from 10.30am to noon. We also have monthly exercise classes and social coffee mornings. Contact Pam on 01822 614204 or Val on 07778 552325.

FIRST SATURDAY OF MONTH TIDY TAVI LITTER PICK-UP Meet outside Meadowlands Leisure Centre. No need to register - just turn up! 10:00am to midday. All necessary equipment provided, but please bring your

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LAST SUNDAY OF MONTH YEL-LIT Meet at 10am at Yelverton aerodrome in the bay closest to the roundabout. All volunteers are welcome - like our facebook page to keep up to date with future litter picks.

FIRST SATURDAY OF MONTH BOOK GROUP AT PRINCETOWN LIBRARY We are an informal group that meets at 10:30am-12noon each month to discuss a book we have all read. Come along to see what it’s all about, drop into Princetown Library or check the Princetown Library Facebook Page.

2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAY OF MONTH CHARLESTON FRIENDSHIP CAFE A new initiative meeting from 2.00-4.00 pm in Buckland Monachorum Village Hall, supporting those living with dementia and their carers - join us for a cuppa and a chat. For more information phone Margie (01822) 853152, Mandy 855347, or Trish 852163.

THURSDAYS BUCKLAND MONOCHORUM CHAPEL ART GROUP We are a small painting group who enjoy experimenting with different mediums and painting styles and usually have a topic for the day or paint pictures of our own choice. Thursday mornings (no meeting 29 Aug), the Chapel, Buckland Monochorum. If you would like to visit or join the group please contact Anne Hughes at anne.s.hughes@btinternet.com.

EVERY WEDNESDAY TAVISTOCK DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB We welcome guests and can help if you do not have a partner - 18.45 in the United Reformed Church Hall, Russell Street, Tavistock. For more information, please telephone Pamela Heale 01822 615117 or email: downatheale@btinternet.com EVERY WEDNESDAY THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH CREDIT UNION OFFICE Savers can obtain loans at 2% or less.

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and 4pm. Free admission and over 40 tables of vintage and salvage articles.

11.00am - 1.00pm in the Princetown Community Centre, Tavistock Road, Princetown, PL20 6QE

15-23 FEBRUARY FEED THE BIRDS Come to the cider Barn in Cotehele’s Mother Orchard and make a bird feeder to take home. Free activity (donations welcome), 12-3pm, admission applies.

NT Cotehele, PL12 6TA. 01579 351346; nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele

FEBRUARY 12- 15 FEBRUARY THE ICE QUEEN OF MEAVY A new queen is to be crowned, and the coronation is to be held in Meavy! Expect trouble, thievery, love and ice. 7:30pm daily in Meavy Parish Hall, plus Sat matinee at 2:30pm.

13 FEBRUARY MOOR’S EDGE U3A Monthly Meeting, 2:30pm at the Woolwell Centre - Movie Moments with speaker, Elizabeth Dulcie 14 & 28 FEBRUARY, 13 MARCH BRENTOR POP-UP CAFÉ Café opens 10am-2pm in Brentor Village Hall, serving homemade cakes and lunches. Walkers and dogs welcome, disabled access.

14 & 15 MARCH YELVERTON ART FESTIVAL Yelverton Art Festival celebrates and encourages local aspiring artists – exhibition & sale of paintings, cafe area & art workshops. Yelverton War Memorial Hall: Sat 3-7pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Proceeds will support Camps International and Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer Fund. Entry is free. For info: yelvertonartfestival@ gmail.com 15 FEBRUARY SETH LAKEMAN IN CONCERT Multi award-winning folk singer Seth Lakeman released his new album ‘A Pilgrim’s Tale’ on 7 February, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower ship setting off to the Americas - listnin. co/SethLakeman-APilgrimsTale. Seth plays St Andrew’s Church in Plymouth on 15 February - see sethlakeman.co.uk for tickets.

15 FEBRUARY VINTAGE AND SALVAGE FAIR Vintage, textile and salvage fair at Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock between 10am

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WHAT’S ON Wine Tasting Dinner Friday 1st May Sample a selection of fine wines, partnered with a superb dinner menu using the finest local, seasonal ingredients. £65 including dinner and wines

Jazz Afternoon Tea Sunday 23rd February

A traditional afternoon tea, with smooth vintage jazz from local duo Fine Whines. £16.50

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15 & 16 FEBRUARY APPLE GRAFTING WEEKEND 10am-4pm. Learn how to graft your own apple tree with more than 20 local apple varieties to choose from. No need to book, £5 per grafted tree to take home, admission applies. NT Cotehele, PL12 6TA. 01579 351346; nationaltrust.org.uk/ cotehele

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15 & 16 FEBRUARY ROSEMOOR LIVE On 15 February is the Glenn Miller Spectacular & Big Band Greats - the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra recreates the 1940s feel. On 16 February, Elton John Unleashed, features classics performed by Jimmy Love. EX38 8PH 16 FEBRUARY THE RIVIERA RAMBLERS A welcome return of John Shillto’s swinging hot rhythm jazz band, a big hit last year. 7.30pm at the Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Plymouth.

Tickets on the door £10 (members £8, full-time students £5) information 01752 721179, plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk 17 FEBRUARY MEAVY GARDEN SOCIETY AGM at 7.00pm followed by refreshments and a talk by Penny Jones of Penny`s Primulas on ‘So why Primula sieboldii?’ in Meavy Parish Hall. Enquiries 01822 852672 and 01822 852984; www.meavy. org.uk/mgs 18 FEBRUARY YELVERTON & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY ‘A Rural Legacy Lost: the decline of salmon fishing on the River Dart’ - a talk by Nick Baker at Meavy Parish Hall at 7.30pm 20 FEBRUARY KIDS LUNCH & MOVIE The Lion King – Child: £9.00 with fish & chips, ice cream, popcorn; Adult £27.00 to include a 2-course meal. 1.30pm at Hotel Endsleigh, Milton Abbot

20 FEBRUARY WEST DARTMOOR U3A Ted Sherrell talks about ‘Tales from the Magistrates’ Courts’. The monthly meeting takes place at 10am in Tavistock Methodist Church Hall.

20 FEBRUARY YELVERTON LADIES OPEN GROUP Horses in Art (part 2) with Barbie Thompson at 7:30pm at Yelverton Memorial Hall.

21 FEBRUARY DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION Rewilding Dartmoor, an illustrated talk

by Adam Owen, Director of Moor Trees at 7.30pm at the Tavistock Parish Centre, Plymouth Road. For further details contact Barbara Edwards edwardsbobbarbara@ btinternet.com, 01822 852 636 or visit www.devonassoc.org.uk 23 FEBRUARY POSTBRIDGE CHALLENGE Join Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team Plymouth for 10/12-mile circular walk or a 4-mile family adventure route, both from Bellever Forest car park at 9am. For details go to dsrtplymouth.org.uk - minimum donation of £14.00 per person required for walk, or £14.00 for a family group for adventure.

24 FEBRUARY BERE LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Illustrated talk by Simon Dell OBE on ‘Tavistock: Heritage, Myth and Legend’.

All meetings take place in Holy Trinity Church Hall, Bere Alston at 7.30 pm. All are welcome, admission £2, including tea/ coffee and biscuits.

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25 FEBRUARY FILM NIGHT– DOWNTON ABBEY £27.00 per person to include a 2-course meal and movie at 6.30pm at Hotel Endsleigh, Milton Abbot 26 FEBRUARY UPLAND SUCKLER COW GRASSLAND NUTRITION Free workshop looking at semi natural grassland and relating it to upland suckler cows to maximise grazing & health, with specialist Charlie Morgan, the ‘Grassmaster’. 11am – 3pm in Princetown area, lunch provided. Contact Dartmoor Hill Farm Project on 01822 890913 or hfp@ dartmoor.gov.uk to reserve a space.

27 FEBRUARY DINNER WITH ALEX POLIZZI £75 including arrival drinks, canapés, 3-course dinner and coffee, 7pm at Hotel Endsleigh, Milton Abbot 28 & 29 FEBRUARY INTRODUCTION TO DRY STONE WALLING Learn how to build strong foundations and to sort, select and ‘trig’ stones in the Mortenhampstead area. £60 (inc VAT), 9am - 5pm Contact Dartmoor Hill Farm Project on 01822 890913 or hfp@dartmoor.gov.uk to reserve a space.

29 FEBRUARY & 28 MARCH ITALIAN EXPERIENCE EVENING A touch of the Mediterranean at Butchers’ Hall with fresh pastas, risottos, antipasti, wood-fired pizzas & tiramisu. Plus Italian bar, coffee and live music, 6pm and 9pm. Entry £6 inc. glass of prosecco or Italian beer - all food can be purchased on the evening. Book tickets at www. missivyevents.co.uk.

29 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT WEEKEND Find out about all the different volunteer roles we have at Buckland Abbey and see how exciting it can be.

MARCH 3 MARCH PRINCETOWN HISTORY CLUB Sue Andrews talks about ‘Goldsmiths’ at

7:30pm at Princetown Community Centre princetownhistoryclub.weebly.com 4 MARCH CORNWALL CAMERATA This professional ensemble presents music by Bach including four of his famous Brandenburg Concertos, with outstanding local soloists. 7:30pm at Mount Kelly, Parkwood Rd, Tavistock.

Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/mountkelly; for details see music@mountkelly.com 4 MARCH C.S. RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP Retired? Why not join us for a friendly chat and a cuppa, (or something a wee bit stronger) at 12.30 in the Restaurant of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Princetown.

Our guest speaker is Tom Soby with an illustrated talk on “A Tale of Two Counties”.

6 MARCH ‘1959: THE GOLDEN YEAR OF JAZZ’ The Neil Maya Quartet plays some of the finest jazz, including Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Dave Brubeck’s Time Out. 7.30pm at Coronation Hall, Mary Tavy, food & drinks available from 7pm. Tickets £9, from Mary Tavy Post Office & Stores, or mtjubileegroup.co.uk. For info: mail@ mtjubileegroup.co.uk or 08455 193812.

6 MARCH CINEMA MEAVY Downton Abbey: The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in 1927. Certificate: PG, £5 adult, admission £2 for children under 12 with an adult, licensed bar, 8pm at Meavy Parish Hall www.meavy.org.uk 8 MARCH TWISTED TALES 2 ‘Owdyado Theatre presents 3 brand new twisted thrillers on stage (suitable for 14+ yrs), 7.30pm at Brentor Village Hall. Tickets available on 01822 811097: £9 adult; £7 child/concession; £25 family 12 MARCH YELVERTON LADIES OPEN GROUP Archaeology on Dartmoor with Andrew Thompson at 7:30pm at Yelverton Memorial Hall.

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12 MARCH MOOR’S EDGE U3A Monthly Meeting, 2:30pm at the Woolwell Community Centre – ‘Tally Ho Coaches’ with speaker, Don McIntosh 13 & 14 MARCH YELVERTON ART FESTIVAL An exhibition by local artists, art workshops and a café in Yelverton War Memorial Hall, Sat 3-7pm and Sun 10am4pm in aid of Camps International and

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13 MARCH CHARITY CABARET NIGHT In aid of Surfers Against Sewage with Big Band, classic Soul, singer/songwriters & jazz. 7:30pm at Mount Kelly, Parkwood Rd, Tavistock. Tickets: www.ticketsource. co.uk/mountkelly; for details see music@ mountkelly.com

14 MARCH CHARITY QUIZ Quiz in aid of Tamar Tender Loving Care at 7.30pm in Tavistock United Reformed Church, Tavistock, PL19 8BD. Teams of 6, £4 per person. Contact Julia to book on

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13 MARCH A CAPPELLA QUARTETS St Peter’s Church, Meavy presents the amazing singing of two ‘a cappella` quartets - Raise The Roof and Myxd Up, at 7pm. Tickets cost £9, available on 01822 852672, or 01822 855541 or The Royal Oak, Meavy. Raising funds for repairs to St Peter’s.

14 MARCH PAINT THE TOWN Local businesses, in conjunction with local primary schools, will create bright and wonderful window displays throughout town to bring Tavistock alive for spring.

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14 & 15 MARCH ROSEMOOR FLOWER FESTIVAL RHS Rosemoor Spring Flower Festival including the Early Camellia Show and the

Wordsworth’s Daffodil Weekend with competitions and displays. Sat 11.30am (after judging) – 4pm, Sun 10am - 4pm. www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor 14 - 22 MARCH DAFFODIL FESTIVAL 11am-4pm. See the wonderful collection of daffodils on Cotehele estate, with historic and new varieties, plus a guided tour of daffodils in the garden and daffodil sculptures. Normal admission, NT Cotehele, PL12 6TA. 01579 351346; nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele 15 MARCH THE JABBO FIVE Traditional jazz from a fine band playing the music of Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces from 1929. 7.30pm at the Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Plymouth. Tickets on the door £10 (members £8, full-time students £5) information 01752 721179, plymouth-jazzclub.org.uk 16 MARCH MEAVY GARDEN SOCIETY SPRING FUN SHOW 7.00 for 7.30pm in Meavy Parish Hall with schedule available at www.meavy. org.uk/mgs. Evening meetings normally start at 7.30pm in Meavy Parish Hall.

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Mon-Fri, 5.30pm – 7:30pm: Sat, 1pm - 4pm 17 MARCH YELVERTON & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY ‘The Black Death on Dartmoor’ - a talk by Dr David Stone at Meavy Parish Hall at 7.30pm 19 MARCH C.S. RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP AGM All members are welcome. A buffet will be available after the meeting - booking is essential and reservations will be taken at our meeting on 4th March.

19 MARCH WEST DARTMOOR U3A Tony John talks about ‘Moths of a Devon Country Garden’. The monthly meeting takes place at 10am in Tavistock Methodist Church Hall.

20 MARCH TALK AT ST JOHN’S CHURCH:

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‘CONCHIES’ Simon Dell talks about the conscientious objectors who were imprisoned in Dartmoor Prison during WW1. 7.30pm at St John’s Church, Horrabridge. Entry £5 on the door. Refreshments available. Proceeds in aid of the Friends of St John’s.

23 MARCH PRINCETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Will commence at 8.00pm in the restaurant of the Prince of Wales Hotel. All residents of the Dartmoor Forest Parish Council area are welcome.

21 MARCH ALPINE GARDEN SHOW The South West Alpine Garden Society Show takes place at RHS Rosemoor

24 MARCH SPRING COMMUNITY FREE-DAY Enjoy the beautiful garden at RHS Garden Rosemoor free of charge. Make a day of it with a meal or tea/coffee & cake in our award-winning restaurant. Book your place at rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor

22 MARCH MOTHERS’ DAY Treat mum to a special lunch and flower cupcake in the Ox Yard Restaurant at Buckland Abbey, and maybe take a walk around the estate.

22 MARCH MOTHER’S DAY AFTERNOON TEA Enjoy afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, scones, mini fancies, tea/ coffee, served from 3.30pm - 5.30pm at the Moorland Garden Hotel. Adult £19.95, child £15.00.

26 MARCH YELVERTON LADIES OPEN GROUP Quiz Night & Fish & Chip Supper at Yelverton Golf Club at 7:30pm 26 - 28 MARCH ‘WHO DID YOU SAY YOU WERE?’ The Brentorians present a comedy mystery - it’s supposed to be a murder mystery weekend at a guest house, but one of the guests is psychic and has discovered

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the ghost of a real murder victim. Brentor Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £5.00, on 01822 810412.

28 MARCH BERE FERRERS FLOWER SHOW & ART AND CRAFT FAIR Bere Ferrers 72nd Spring Flower Show is open 1.15pm - 4.30pm in Bere Ferrers Church Hall with light lunches, cream teas and bar available. Bere Ferrers 6th Art and Craft Fair takes place in Bere Ferrers Social Club 1pm -4.30pm.

28 MARCH UPCYCLED MARKET A brand new innovative market showcasing the benefits of innovative recycling by promoting re-use not re-fuse is coming to the Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock, with a host of exhibitors who make all their products from recycled and upcycled goods. Free entry 10am – 4pm, plus taster workshops and coffee & cake bar.

28 & 29 MARCH WOOL & YARN FEST RHS Rosemoor’s Wool and Yarn Fest returns with a new yarn bombing display; wool and yarn traders and demonstrations, spring lambs and alpacas. Normal garden admission, 10am – 4pm Sat & Sun, for details see rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor 30 MARCH BERE LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Illustrated talk by Terry Faull on ‘The Forgotten Garden of Lewtrenchard’. All meetings take place in Holy Trinity Church Hall, Bere Alston at 7.30 pm. All are welcome, admission is £2 and includes tea/coffee and biscuits.

31 MARCH FILM NIGHT– ROCKET MAN £27.00 per person at 6.30pm to include a 2-course meal and movie at Hotel Endsleigh, Milton Abbot 2 APRIL C.S. RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP Retired? Why not join us for a friendly chat and a cuppa at 12.30pm in

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W hat’s O n Until November Mayflower Art Exhibition Plymouth artist Julie Hammonds presents ‘The Mayflower Voyage’, an exhibition of paintings inspired by quotes from the captain’s log on the journey of the Mayflower to the New World. Mayflower Museum, 3-5 The Barbican, PL1 2LR: juliehammondsfineart.com

24 & 25 March Some Call it Home 11 to 14 March The Wind in the Willows Award-winning Sounds Musical Theatre Company presents a riotous new musical adaption of Kenneth Grahame’s timeless story of woodland adventure, high jinks, skulduggery and true friendship, as the infamous Mr Toad and friends encounter the devious Wild Wooders. Devonport Playhouse, box Office: ticketsource.co.uk/sounds or 07395 159955.

19 to 22 February ‘Elephants’ Rose Heiney’s play is a sharp, black comedy with a tender heart that explores the paths we take in life. But behind the shiny tinsel and baubles, nothing is quite right. From alcoholism to racism, drug addiction and murder how can one family come back to normality? The Red House Theatre, 7:30pm (& Sat 2:30pm), Box Office 01752 291309.

A moving music, vocal and visual experience reveals how human destiny has been shaped from 1620 to the present day by our relationship with planet Earth. Directed by Dr Robert Taub with an ensemble from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, it features Grammynominated baritone Randall Scarlata and soprano Deborah York, at the Theatre Royal.

24 to 28 March The Pirates of Penzance 21 to 29 March Mayflower Sport Week Watch home fixtures with Plymouth Argyle (21 Mar), Plymouth Albion (28 Mar) and Plymouth Raiders (29 Mar), plus take part in themed events with community sporting groups. Win free access ‘golden tickets’ at #M400Sport and check m400sport. co.uk for details on all Mayflower sport events as well as the Sport & Wellbeing Programme.

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Frederic is about to be released from his pirate apprenticeship - until he learns his birthday only occurs in leap years, so he must serve another 63 years!

PGS Theatre Productions presents this popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera, in commemoration of Mayflower 400. Devonport Playhouse, box office: pgstheatre.com or 01752 842197

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RHS Rosemoor events Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th March

Spring Flower Festival

RHS Rosemoor’s Spring Flower Festival includes the Early Camellia Show and the Wordsworth Daffodil Weekend.

Focusing on camellias, early magnolias and rhododendrons, in addition to the RHS Early Camellia Show the festival will also include classes for ornamental shrubs, plus the Rosemoor Daffodil and RHS Hyacinth competitions. Come and view the exquisite displays of top quality blooms from competitors all over the South West and beyond. In addition, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of William Wordsworth’s birthday with a special exhibition and daffodil displays inside and out.

All events at the festival are included with normal garden admission which is free for members.

Saturday 11.30am (after judging) to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March

Wool & Yarn Fest

The Wool and Yarn Fest returns this year complete with a new yarn bombing display, wool and yarn traders and

demonstrations, plus spring lambs and alpacas for families to meet! All included with normal garden admission which is free for members.

10am to 4pm Saturday & Sunday.

For more information and to book tickets go to: rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor

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There’s something for everyone this spring:

Half term family fun, ‘whatever the weather’ 15 - 23 Feb Rosemoor Live music - Elton John Unleashed * 15 Feb Rosemoor live music - Glenn Miller Spectacular & Big Band Greats* 16 Feb Antiques and Collectables Fair 29 Feb & 1 Mar Spring Flower Festival & Wordsworth Weekend 14 & 15 Mar South West Alpine Garden Society Show 21 Mar

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Sunday 23th February

Postbridge Challenge 10/12-mile Circular Walk

Family Friendly Adventure

Join Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team Plymouth for our circular walk from Bellever Forest car park to Postbridge, Braddon Lake and Broad Down.

Depending on conditions, there should then be an option to extend the route via the waterfall and Browns House, before re-joining the main route to Lower White Tor, Higher White Tor, Longaford Tor, Powdermills Chimney, Lakehead Hill, Bellever Tor, Laughter Tor, and back to Bellever.

The Family Adventure is an approximately 4-mile circular route, with checkpoints/stamps to collect on route. This will also leave from Bellever Forest car park, heading towards Lakehead Hill, past Bellever Tor, Laughter Tor, and then back to Bellever.

The walk starts at 09:00am at the car park in Bellever forest (grid reference 655771), the family adventure starts between 09:00 and 10:00am - more information can be found at dsrtplymouth.org.uk. A minimum donation to DSRTP of £14.00 per person is required for the walk, or £14.00 for a family group taking part in the family adventure - this includes a certificate.

You can book online before 21 February or print off a booking form at dsrtplymouth.org.uk

Monday 16th to Saturday 21st March

‘Lambing Live’ at Greenwell Farm Come and see the magic of spring in our lambing shed with a guided tour of the sheep maternity unit to see the ewes and new-born lambs. Mat Cole and his team will be on hand to answer any questions. Numbers are restricted so booking is essential: adults £5.00, children aged 3 and over £2.00. Group and school tours are also available - £100 per tour for up to 30 people. Larger groups are also welcome at a small additional cost. To book please email greenwellfarm@gmail.com or call 01822 855535.

16th-20th March: 5.30pm – 7:30pm Sat 21st March: 1pm - 4pm Greenwell Farm, nr Meavy, Yelverton, PL20 6PY Find us on Facebook at ‘Lambing Live Greenwell Farm’

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Winter thrills and countryside skills!

Winter like all other seasons offers an opportunity to get to grips with time limited tasks. Amongst the most pressing in Devon is maintenance of our traditional field boundaries which range from earth or stone-faced banks to dry stone walls and thick woody hedgerows. Amongst the most challenging skills is dry stone walling. Learning how to build strong foundations and to sort, select and ‘trig’ stones is incredibly rewarding. The Dartmoor Hill Farm Project will be running a two-day course in the Mortenhampstead area on the 28th and 29th February which aims to teach the basic skills. Delivered in small groups these courses are social, engaging and enjoyable. If you are interested in hedge laying then we also offer a 6-day course spread over several weeks to cover this art form.

The project also runs a novice sheepdog handling course for farmers and young shepherds based at Postbridge. This is aimed at working dogs and provides the framework to ensure good habits are installed in both dog and owner. There are 6 sessions spread from February to September and the cost is £120 (inc. VAT). If you can’t herd sheep you might prefer the skills associated with bee keeping or apiculture. We run a fantastic course with Clare Densley of Buckfast Abbey Bee Department which is based partly at the abbey and partly on farms on Dartmoor. The 8 sessions between April and August

provide all the core skills as well as hands-on practical advice.

It’s aimed at those intending to keep bees or new apiaries and the cost is £120 (inc. VAT).

The Dartmoor Hill Farm Project (HFP) provides a year-round training programme for farmers and local residents involved in managing Dartmoor’s landscape. February sees ‘Grassmaster’ Charlie Morgan joining us to discuss the value of hill grazing and how to balance the nutritional needs of the upland suckler cow. Other topics in the pipeline include countryside stewardship and the next hedgerows and boundaries grant.

Dartmoor Hill Farm Project events and activities Upland Suckler Cow Grassland Nutrition with Charlie Morgan: 26 Feb, 11am-3pm; venue TBC Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant (Peter Tavy): Feb, TBC when grant announced Introduction to Dry Stone Walling (Okehampton): 28 & 29 Feb, 9am-5pm; £60 inc. VAT How to apply for Countryside Stewardship (Princetown): 4 Mar; venue TBC Introduction to Bee Keeping (Buckfast & on farms): 8 sessions starting 9 Apr; £120 inc. VAT If you are interested in any of the courses please email hfp@dartmoor.gov.uk or call 01822 890913

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Bere Ferrers Flower Show & Craft Fair Spring should be well on its way for the 72nd Bere Ferrers Spring Flower Show in Bere Ferrers Church Hall, and the 6th Art and Craft Fair just across the road in Bere Ferrers Social Club. Doors open to the public for the flower show from 1.15pm, with prize-giving at 4.30pm and there will also be plant and cake stalls, a raffle, a display of historic daffodil varieties and of course, teas and refreshments. In the social club the spring fair will be open from 1pm to 4.30pm, with light lunches, homemade refreshments and a bar, allowing a few moments to sit and take in the festive atmosphere. If you have friends or relatives in Plymouth or the Tamar Valley, they could even visit Bere Ferrers by train. With free parking and free entry, the Spring Flower Show and the Arts and Craft Show make a great afternoon out and a wonderful celebration of spring – all visitors are really welcome!

Bere Ferrers Arts and Craft Fair

The Bere Ferrers Arts and Craft Fair has become a very special event in the Bere peninsula calendar and this, the 6th spring fair, includes as usual a wide variety of local, talented artisans providing the opportunity to buy original and unique items for gifts or for ourselves! There will also be demonstrations of some crafts, displaying the expertise and skills needed to make these beautiful creations.

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piece with a candle’. There are also classes for miniature arrangements, plus others in a teapot or made of foliage.

Our mouth-watering domestic classes this year include: a jam-filled Victoria sandwich, fruit cake (see show schedule for recipe and details), as well as bread, Easter biscuits, jams, chutneys, sausage plaits and quiches. The 2020 photography topics are: ‘A Letter of the Alphabet’, ‘Outside the Back Door’ and ‘Arches’ (photos: unframed, A5 max, on self-supporting paper; 2 entries per exhibitor per class). There are no separate children’s sections this year, but we’d love younger people to enter any of the classes. Their age will be taken into account by the judges.

All show details and exhibition tips are in the flower show booklet, available at Margaret Willmott’s shop and hairdressing salon in Bere Ferrers, or the chemist’s shop in Bere Alston. Exhibitors must complete an entry form (included in the schedule), and forward it to a show secretary by 5pm, Friday March 27th or deliver it to Bere Ferrers Church Hall, 6 - 9pm that day. All entries must be set up ready for judging by 10am on Saturday March 28th. The church hall will be open from 7 till 10am, or entries can be delivered the previous evening (6 – 9pm).

Clive Charlton Bere Ferrers Spring Flower Show Committee

The centre of the church hall will be filled with rows of beautiful daffodils, their 35 different classes offering a wonderful variety of shapes, sizes and colours. Our two daffodil judges, John Lanyon and Peter Argles, will cast their expert eyes on the rows of blooms to decide who will walk off with the prizes, trophies and medals in 2020. There’s always friendly rivalry between the old hands – but new entrants are most welcome in all classes. As usual, the daffodils will be complemented by all sorts of other flower classes, including camellias, tulips, primulas, fritillaries and grape hyacinths.

There are also chances to show off pot plants and home-grown seasonal produce such as leeks, rhubarb, herbs and parsnips.

The flower arrangement classes for 2020 are: ‘Mayflower 2020’, ‘Tie a Yellow Ribbon’ and a ‘Spring wedding centre

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Until 25th March

Working Life on Dartmoor A stunning exhibition of carefully selected photos reflecting working life on Dartmoor is on show at the High Moorland Visitor Centre at Princetown. The photographs were taken by award-winning photographer Dianne Jane Giles, who moved to Tavistock in 2015. Dianne has had work published in national magazines and in the 2016 BBC Countryfile Calendar. She is ‘thrilled’ to be exhibiting at the visitor centre and said: “I gave up my job at the end of March to pursue this photographic project as I really wanted to have the time to photograph my subjects and get to know them. I had to start working again at the end of September, but I very much view this as an ongoing project.”

Dianne chose the subjects after thinking about the trades, crafts and activities taking place on the moor. She said: “It soon became clear that there was a vast selection so for the exhibition at Princetown, I’ve basically chosen the people who live and/or work on Dartmoor, who all seem to have connections with one another. So for example, Adam Hyne of Dartmoor Thatch put me in touch with farmer Jenny Morris,

who put me in touch with Ulli the vet from Moretonhampstead - and so it goes on.”

Dianne feels the exhibitions shows a side of Dartmoor that’s rarely seen - she also hopes the photos reveal something intimate and a ‘behind the scenes sense’ of the people who live and work here. She says: “There are many very beautiful photos of the landscape but we often don’t see the characters and the working side of Dartmoor and I hope the images make people realise that behind the beautiful scenery, there’s a whole close community of people making a living here, all helping and supporting each other.”

Please note that this exhibition will temporarily close from 24 February – 9 March.

Saturday 15th February

Seth Lakeman in concert Multi award-winning folk singer Seth Lakeman released his new album ‘A Pilgrim’s Tale’ on 7th February, in a year that marks four centuries since The Mayflower ship set sail.

The album co-incides with a selection of UK concerts in locations significant to the Mayflower tale, including London, Plymouth, Immingham and Harwich. This stirring and beautiful record is narrated by the actor Paul McGann and features a host of guest performers including Cara Dillon, Benji Kirkpatrick, Ben Nicholls and Seth’s father, Geoff Lakeman.

2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower ship setting off to the Americas. The ship carried British and Dutch passengers with hopes of fresh settlement, who were famously met by the Wampanoag first nation tribe upon their arrival. Seth said: “I didn’t have far to go for inspiration. The Mayflower Steps, on Plymouth’s cobbled Barbican streets are 20 minutes away from me. I fished from this quay as a boy, sang songs on tall ships tied up here and played music in just about every old sailors’ pub in this Elizabethan quarter.”

Inspiration for the project also came when Seth was on tour with Robert Plant, and paid a visit to the Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts to talk to the Wampanoag that still reside in the area. “After I travelled home from the ‘New World’ to 48

Plymouth, everything happened in a quite mystical way,” said Seth. “The songs came together so speedily and with exactly the vibe I wanted, and we recorded in a very short time in my studio at home on Dartmoor.” To supplement the recordings, a between-song narration was written by associate director of Plymouth’s Theatre Royal, Nick Stimson, and read by Paul McGann.

Released by BMG, A Pilgrim’s Tale is available to pre-order from listnin.co/SethLakeman-APilgrimsTale. Seth plays St Andrew’s Church in Plymouth on Saturday 15 February see sethlakeman.co.uk for tickets.

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Friday 13th March

A cappella quartets in concert St Peter’s Church, Meavy is pleased to present a special event with two ‘a cappella` quartets who will be performing their unique and amazing singing. Raise The Roof is a fun, friendly quartet which competes at national level but is equally happy singing locally, and with their Plymouth chorus, Mayflower A Cappella Chorus. The members of Myxd Up Quartet are good friends who love singing together! Formed in 2016, Myxd Up became British Mixed Quartet Champions in the same

year. Don’t miss out on a wonderful evening with these very talented quartets.

7pm at St Peter’s Church, Meavy. Refreshments will be available in the interval. Tickets cost £9 and are available from Mike and Annie Inman on 01822 852672, Jonathan Frappell on 01822 855541 or The Royal Oak, Meavy. Monies raised will go towards essential repairs for this beautiful church.

14th & 15th March

Yelverton Art Festival The first Yelverton Art Festival held last year, attracted over 90 paintings to exhibit and sell. With the addition of a cafe area and several stalls selling handmade crafts and cards, just under £1,000 was raised for two charities - so following the success of our first exhibition, we decided to hold a second event. Our celebration of local art will take place in Yelverton War Memorial Hall on Saturday 3-7pm and Sunday 10am-4pm, and will feature an exhibition by local artists, as well as art workshops and a café. Proceeds from the festival will support Camps International and Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer Fund.

Entry is free.

The idea for the festival all started from an informal conversation between artist friends at a Drawn to the Valley Open Studios event in the summer of 2018 when a seed was planted for a different type of art exhibition, resulting in the

birth of Yelverton Art Festival.

Friends and neighbours wanted to be part of this new festival and with the help of Andy Cairns, from West Devon Art Workshops (westdevonartworkshops.co.uk), the concept for Yelverton Art Festival was created. There are so many talented people in this area of all ages who do not necessarily have the opportunity to display their art and crafts. Yelverton Art Festival is designed to celebrate, encourage and provide a location for local aspiring artists to mix with regular exhibitors, especially those who have not had the opportunity to exhibit before.

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Friday 21st February to Saturday 14th March Private viewing: 21st February

Artists for All Seasons Presented by Wildwood Arts In the art world there are a small number of artists who have the ability to practise their craft across a spectrum of mediums, such as linocuts, lithographs, pottery, copperplate etchings, pastels, watercolours, and oils. What is even more remarkable is that in using these diverse mediums they do not compromise their skill or vision. In short they can be described as artists for all seasons. Wildwood Arts is pleased to be able to stage an exhibition that will be peerless in terms of displaying both the skill and breadth of mediums that this rare breed of artists is capable of working in. All these artists forged careers in the South West, and represent a considerable accumulation of talent, providing a unique opportunity to enjoy the diverse mediums of true artistic brilliance.

Carol Leith Carol Leith studied art at Sidcup, Ravensbourne, and Hornsby colleges of art. After a few years working in animation on

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Her three-dimensional Carol Leith sculptural puzzles became well known throughout the world from 1975-99. She undertook commissions from The Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim and The Art Institute of Chicago and her work has become sought-after and highly collectible. Carol moved to Bath in 2000 where she concentrated on painting, working mainly in oils and watercolour. However, she has an extensive range of art work, including mosaics, stained glass paintings, greeting cards, illustrations and book illustrations. Although she has sold her work privately, this is the first public exhibition of her paintings, illustrations, glass, mosaics and puzzles in a UK gallery.

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Arthur Homeshaw, Dockside Terraces

Richard Slater RI (Royal Institute)

Richard Slater

Richard Slater was born in London in 1927 and attended Hornsey School of Art, which led to a long and distinguished artistic career, initially as a teacher of art.

He moved to East Cornwall in 1973 and continued to develop and evolve as a painter. He was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in 1999 and is a full member of the St Ives Society of Artists. His well-crafted, poetic and often allegorical style places him at the centre of the British Neo– romantic movement. Working with equal dexterity across the mediums of pastel, oil and watercolour, Richard Slater creates complex images of rural scenes, villages, buildings, wildlife and flora. This exhibition will show the diversity of his work, from watercolours and oils, to ceramics, wood engravings and lithographs. It will also include unseen work recently discovered in his studio attic.

Allin Braund

Allin Braund (1915–2004) was a British artist born in Devon and educated at Hornsey College of Art. He taught at Bideford Grammar School before World War II and later returned to Hornsey to teach design and printmaking until his retirement in 1976, when he concentrated on painting. The key influence in his artwork was the French artist Georges Braque. Allin exhibited in numerous venues including Redfern Gallery and

St George’s Gallery; his lithographs were also displayed in the 1954 Venice Biennale alongside works by Henry Moore, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Eduardo Paolozzi. His works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Arts Council and the British Council.

Arthur Homeshaw RWA (Royal West of England Academy) Arthur Homeshaw (1933-2011) was born in Bristol and studied at the West of England College of Art gaining a National Diploma in Design in illustration and specialising in wood engraving. Following National Service, he resumed his studies to receive an Art Teachers Diploma. He lived in Devon and taught art from 1957 to 1992 and was a member of the Royal West of England Academy. His linocuts were part of the Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy in 1964,1984, and 1985; his work has also been purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum, BP, Devon County Council, and Exeter University, and between 2006 and 2010 it was exhibited and sold at the Affordable Art fair in London. Homeshaw’s art follows the English romantic style of Paul Nash (1889-1942), with details reminiscent of the wood engraver Eric Ravillious (1903-1942). He has perfected the use of strong tonal contrasts and intricate ornamentation in his linocuts, as well as imaginative representations of the countryside, in particular the Devon countryside.

Wildwood Arts are proud to present:

Artists for All Seasons Exhibition 21st February-14th March An exhibition of four artists who work with equal dexterity across a range of mediums from oils and watercolour to lithographs, ceramics and glass. View over 50 years of their work in a unique opportunity to enjoy the diverse mediums of true artistic brilliance.Includes Carol Leith, Richard Slater RI, Arthur Homeshaw RWA and Allin Braun.

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Events at Mount Kelly Mount Kelly in Tavistock is establishing itself as a centre for outstanding live music with recent visits from The Resurrection Choir of St Petersburg, The European Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra and most recently The Kings’ Singers.

This March sees two more exciting events at the school.

Tickets are available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/mountkelly and further details from music@mountkelly.com

Wednesday 4th March, 7.30pm

Cornwall Camerata

Professional ensemble, Cornwall Camerata, will be presenting a programme of music by Bach including four of his famous Brandenburg Concertos. Considered to be amongst the most exciting instrumental music ever written, this a rare opportunity to hear live performances of these iconic works with outstanding local soloists. This concert has been generously supported by the Bryan Foster Charitable Trust.

Friday 13th March, 7.30pm

Charity Cabaret Night

A whole host of musical styles will be on display as the school presents a Charity Cabaret Night in aid of Surfers Against Sewage, the current school charity. There will be three stages focusing on different styles: the main stage with Big Band and classic Soul, an acoustic stage with singer/songwriters and covers, plus outstanding local jazz musicians who are also Mount Kelly staff on the MK Jazz All-stars stage. A thrilling evening of live music is guaranteed while raising valuable funds for the essential work of Surfers Against Sewage in the process.

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Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th April

Exhibition of Life Drawings Found in an attic and nearly lost forever, this remarkable collection of Edwardian drawings by Eleanor Grace Scarborough returns to Tavistock.

Like so many talented women artists of the time, her work has had little recognition. However the drawings, forgotten for a hundred years, have survived to be treasured once again. This exhibition aims to throw some light on the struggles faced by women artists in the early 1900s and Grace’s drawings have been lovingly restored and framed, so that her work can continue to inspire and delight whilst helping raise money for charities. This time her work will be exhibited in, and raise money for the newly refurbished community building, The Printworks. This magnificent Arts and Craft building first opened in 1907 when Grace was a young woman pursuing her passion for art. With its high ceilings and beautiful rows of windows designed to let in maximum light, it provides the perfect venue for this exhibition.

10am to 5pm at The Printworks, Pym Street, Tavistock. For details of other events at The Printworks visit printworkstavistock.org.uk

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Fun for all the family at Buckland Abbey Ever wanted to try something new? Have you thought about volunteering? It’s a great way of making new friends, you get to work in amazing places and you know you’re helping a great cause. There are lots of roles and opportunities to explore, so why not come along to our volunteer recruitment days? Please check the website for details.

The whole property fully reopens daily from 15th February, including the abbey - just in time for February half-term. There are lots of things for families to do during the school break; try a family crafting session, or perhaps take part in one of our great family trails in the abbey or around the estate. Easter holidays start on Saturday 28th March and this year we need visitors to help find all the giant eggs, which are painted with items that were once grown on the Buckland Estate. But there will also be a few weird and wonderful items thrown in - with plants people in Tudor times thought existed, such as the ‘lamb tree’.

IN-DEPTH HISTORY TOURS Every Wednesday, 11:30-1:30pm

Take a look behind the scenes at the abbey with our great volunteer team who will talk to you about the vast and exciting history of the abbey and grounds.

MOTHERS’ DAY

Sunday 22nd March Treat mum this year to a special lunch and flower cupcake in the Ox Yard Restaurant. Or perhaps head on a walk around the estate as a family?

CADBURY EASTER TRAIL

Saturday 28th March to Monday 13th April

Saturday 29th February to 1st March

Pick up your shopping list from Visitor Welcome and find all the giant eggs painted to show the different foods that were once grown here at Buckland. Can you also find a few Buckland-twist eggs and find the magical plants such as the lamb tree…

Find out about all the different volunteer roles we have at Buckland and see how exciting it can be.

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Early spring at Cotehele The estate at Cotehele covers 1300 acres, with woodland, fields, industrial ruins, riverside and quay. Pull on your boots, wrap up warm and come and explore the miles of footpaths here. The garden is full of the joys of spring too, with snowdrops, crocuses, hellebores and daffodils in flower, to name but a few.

After your walk you could warm up with a hot drink, snack or meal in the Edgcumbe tea-room on the quay or the Barn restaurant by the house. Both are open daily from 10am-4pm and well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome to join you.

A new children’s trail begins in February, and Cotehele House and Mill open on 7 March with a new ‘Tide and Time’ collections trail, followed by our Daffodil Festival shortly after.

See our website for more info on these and other events: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele.

BIRD BINGO AT COTEHELE Daily until 27 March, 10am-4pm Have fun as a family spotting the many different birds that live in and around Cotehele and discover some fun facts about

them along the way. Free trail, admission applies.

APPLE GRAFTING WEEKEND AT COTEHELE Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 February, 10am-4pm.

Learn how to graft your own apple tree with more than 20 local varieties to choose from. No need to book, just drop in. £5 per grafted tree, usual admission applies.

Saturday 7 March – Saturday 31 October

TIDE AND TIME AT COTEHELE To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, we’re exploring the global connections of the Tudor house and collections at Cotehele. Normal admission charge applies, National Trust members free.

DAFFODIL FESTIVAL AT COTEHELE Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 March, 11am-4pm.

Join us for a fortnight celebrating all things daffodil! There’ll be displays, ID tours, sculptures by NAFAS, children’s trail and more. Normal admission charge applies, National Trust members free.

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Tidy Tavy Since its early beginnings over eight years ago, Tidy Tavy has been going from strength to strength, with a steadily growing band of volunteers of all ages, including whole families, keen to help keep Tavistock litter-free.

The concept was originally kindled by Jane Miller and Pamela Steele when they decided to clean up the canal area in Tavistock which had become a magnet for discarded wrappers, bottles and worse. Devon county councillor Debo Sellis, helped co-found the group and has been a strong supporter over the years. While West Devon Borough councillors Steve Hipsey and Jeff Moody, both got involved shortly after Tidy Tavi was set up and have now become the mainstay of the group, along with Vikki Bendle. Tidy Tavi will soon celebrate its 100th outing, having broadened its reach to include all parts of Tavistock and even the surrounding countryside.

How it works The group meets outside Meadowlands Leisure Centre every first Saturday of the month from 10am to 12 midday, and the monthly outing always takes place whatever the weather. There

is no need to sign up as a member or commit to attending regularly; anyone can turn up on the day and if you can’t help for the full two hours that’s not a problem. On average about 20 people come to the monthly sessions but there have been as many as 37 on some occasions. Everyone brings their own gloves and is issued with a high visibility jacket, a litter-picker and a hooped bag – there are also mini-sticks and hoops for children. After the safety briefing, groups make their way through different areas of the town. Lots of regulars have a patch they like to cover, but suggestions for new areas are always welcome; an adult group often covers areas such as the A386 towards Grenofen. The group also cleans road signs and even washed all the town centre bins in preparation for the town’s entry to Britain in Bloom.

What happens to the litter?

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about 20 rubbish bags on average each session, which equates to approximately 40 tonnes over the last eight years, or the weight of 22 family cars. West Devon Borough Council supports the operation by picking up the collected bags of rubbish from Bedford car park and transporting them to the Energy from Waste Facility in Devonport, which processes the waste, generating both electricity and usable steam from it, as well as diverting it from landfill.

Benefits Tidy Tavi has some very obvious benefits for the community, such as the removal of 40 tonnes of rubbish. However, there are also a number of other advantages for the volunteers themselves, not least of which is the two-hour walk and the fresh air, as well as the sense of camaraderie and jovial banter. More and more families are coming along to help and Steve is delighted to see the children learning early in life that dropping litter is unacceptable. At the other end of the age spectrum, older people come along to help, enjoying the social aspects of working with a group, and Tidy Tavi has been recognised as contributing to the health and wellbeing of the local community. Some of the regular members of Tidy Tavi can’t get enough of the activity and are keen to try out their litter-picking skills in other locations. Apart from organising a fascinating trip to the Plymouth Energy from Waste Facility for the volunteers so they could see what happens to the

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waste, Steve is also hatching plans to take a walking party of adventurous litter-pickers to some of the difficultto-access beaches on the River Tamar, arranging to have the rubbish collected afterwards by boat.

Organic growth The group’s success is contagious and recently various organisations in the community have approached Tidy Tavi for help in spreading the litter-picking bug. Combined with valuable help and advice, the group has started lending out its equipment to a number of other groups. Mount Kelly students now go out on weekly litter forays, and there has also been interest from Tavistock College. Sophia Buckingham-Wood recently started Yel-Lit which meets at 10am on Yelverton aerodrome on the last Sunday of the month. While the monthly Sunday Brunch Run from Run Venture Running Hub in Tavistock has taken on a new twist by targeting places

the regular Tidy Tavi members would find difficult to access and going ‘plogging’ with mini-pickers to clear any rubbish that runners find on the route, including fly-tipping. West Devon Borough Council (WDBC) is also supporting this new wave of enthusiasm, by producing a pamphlet in collaboration with Tidy Tavi, advising aspiring groups on how to get started.

coffee; while Tavistock Laundrette cleans the tabards.

Tidy Tavi’s activities are a ‘win-win’ for the community and everyone involved, but as Steve says there is just one thing that would improve the situation even further, and that is if everyone disposed of their litter appropriately - the group’s challenge to the public is: ‘put Tidy Tavi out of business!’.

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Local support Tidy Tavi’s good work complements the role of the council road sweepers, helping to keep all of Tavistock looking its best, and a number of local businesses and organisations have been keen to support its work over the years: Devon County Council, WDBC and Tavistock Lions Club have supplied the group with equipment; Meadowlands Leisure Centre helped out with storing the litter-picking equipment in the early years; Bob’s East End Café supplies much-appreciated cups of tea and

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Saturday 29th February & Saturday 28th March

Italian Experience Evening Transport yourself from the depths of winter in West Devon to the sunny climes of the Mediterranean at a special event being held in Tavistock this February and March. The historic Butchers’ Hall in the heart of the town’s Pannier Market precinct will be the setting for an Italian Experience Evening with local delicatessen de la Torre’s, which is making fresh pastas, risottos and antipasti; wood-fired pizzas, plus

delicious tiramisu will also be on offer.

In addition, there will be an Italian bar, great coffee and live music to make the evening go with a swing! The evening is being staged by top South West organisers, Miss Ivy Events. Director Jo Macaskie said: “As a regular visitor to Italy, I wanted to bring a taste of this beautiful country to Tavistock. We love the amazing food, wine and lively nights out there, and my aim is to spread the Italian love!”

The Italian Experience Evening takes place on 29 February and 28 March between 6pm and 9pm. Entry costs £6 to include a glass of prosecco or Italian beer (all food can be purchased on the evening). Tickets are limited to ensure guaranteed seating and can be booked online at www.missivyevents.co.uk.

our supporters. We are so generously supported by the people of Tavistock and the surrounding villages, that sometimes we are fortunate to have more supplies than our little store room can accommodate. We have therefore explored a number of options and can now assist other Trussell Trust foodbanks in the South West who may be short of certain supplies. Trussell Trust has produced a very good report (entitled State of Hunger) about the need for foodbanks and it is hoped

that this will assist our government in reducing poverty in the United Kingdom.

Tavistock Foodbank Tavistock Foodbank continues to supply food parcels for individuals and families who find themselves in need of food.

All of our clients are referred by an agency, often the Citizen’s Advice Centre or the Children’s Centre, with around 20 organisations in total. The Tavistock community is extremely generous and we have a steady supply of donations that ensure we have sufficient stock to support everyone in need; last year we fed around 900 people. On behalf of Tavistock Foodbank and its users, we would like to say a huge thank you to

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A warm welcome awaits everyone at the Fox Tor Café situated in the heart of Dartmoor, including those with muddy paws!

Donations of money are always helpful, and food donations are welcome at the Tavistock branches of Tesco, Co-op and Morrisons (our website has an up-to-date list of items in urgent need/ not currently required). For more details please visit tavistock.foodbank.org.uk or find us on Facebook.

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Chicken Liver Parfait At Hotel Endsleigh the chicken liver parfait is moulded into spheres, dipped in a mandarin jelly robe and served with pickled vegetables and spiced fig jam. The hotel’s chef has kindly adapted the parfait recipe for readers to make at home.

Ingredients 500g chicken livers trimmed 4 whole eggs 375ml clarified butter 5g pink salt 8g sea salt 3g white pepper

Reduction ingredients 1 shallot 1 clove garlic thyme 250ml red wine 100ml brandy 100ml port 50ml madeira

Method Cure the trimmed livers with salt for 45 minutes Reduce the reduction ingredients in a saucepan over a medium high heat until thickened Blend the livers, reduction and eggs together, then slowly add in the clarified butter Pass the mixture through a chinois or fine sieve

Pour the mixture into a terrine dish lined with clingfilm, allowing enough spare clingfilm to cover the top.

Put the lid on, and place the terrine in a roasting tray of water.

Cook in a pre-heated oven (140°C) for 45min or until a core temperature of 70°C is reached Remove from the oven and allow to cool, before placing the terrine in the fridge overnight to set Remove the parfait from the terrine and cut into slices to serve Note: a good way to serve the terrine is to whip some seasoned butter and smooth over all the surfaces of the terrine and set in the fridge until firm. This will also prevent the terrine from discolouring.

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BOOK REVIEW

Book recommendations for winter from Book Stop, Tavistock Drive Your Plow Over Girl Woman Other Bernadine Evaristo the Bones of the Dead by 2019 joint Booker Prize winner,

by Olga Tokarczuk (Tr. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)

Set against a whodunit backdrop, this existential tale of morality is something much more than a traditional murder mystery. In attempting to find a killer within a remote Polish village, our protagonist, Mrs Duszejko, uncovers the hypocritical core of society, presenting to us the horrors of animal abuse, the mistreatment of the older generation and of people considered marginalised, and the madness of the modern world. Although the novel is angry, it is also tender, with Duszejko’s continual reference to the poetry of William Blake, testament to the endurance of the finer parts of the human spirit. In 2019, Tokarczuk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and rightly so, for she encourages her reader to view their world afresh, with newfound vigour and purpose.

Published by Fitzcarraldo Editions: £8.99

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Railways Round Dartmoor

by Bernard Mills

Excellent illustrated history, Pixz: £9.99

War Doctor

by David Nott

The true story of a doctor on the front line, Picador: £9.99

The Hunting Party

by Lucy Foley

A New Year’s murder mystery, HarperCollins: £8.99

The Beast of Buckingham Palace

by David Walliams Comic caper for kids, set in 2120, HarperCollins: £14.99 Katya Church, Book Stop

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BUSINESS

Boutique 32 When Danni Larcombe opened the doors of her new business Boutique 32 for the very first time at the beginning of November last year, a long-term dream of owning her own “fun and affordable” ladies’ clothing store had finally come true. Having worked for a major high-street fashion chain store for the last ten years and latterly becoming a regional manager, Danni has gained a real insight into the retail business and has developed her passion for trends and fashion. Years of training meant long working days and lots of travelling but Danni was determined to learn all she could until the time was right to start up on her own. Danni, who was born in Tavistock, is very aware of local demand and saw that there is a need for fashionable, yet reasonably priced, clothing. With brands such as Parisian, Missi Clothing and Stylewise, Danni says that customers can purchase celebrity-inspired styles and, with prices starting from just £5.99, there is something to suit all budgets.

To complement the clothing, there are accessories such as shoes, boots and handbags and a range of gift cards is also available. When asked what age range she is catering for, Danni says emphatically that people should be confident to wear what they want to wear, no matter what their age is. She has even inspired her mum to wear

things she would never have thought about wearing before.

Danni oozes enthusiasm for her new venture and is delighted with the start the business has had, which has exceeded her expectations in the first couple of months. There has been a good deal of interest in the shop and also in the online store, which Danni launched at the same time, and sales have been going extremely well. In December, Danni staged a successful fashion show at Tavistock College to help raise money for the Year 13 end-ofyear prom.

The interior of the shop has been totally designed and created by Danni herself, with some willing help from her hugely supportive family who, incidentally, also have business links in the town: Danni’s father once ran a greengrocer’s store in

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Paddon’s Row and her brother currently operates a local taxi firm. To appeal to a younger market, an ‘Instagramable corner’ has been created, providing photo opportunities for customers as they try on clothes.

On top of all this, Danni is also just about to launch her very own loungewear collection and, keen to support British manufacturing, she is proud that this will be fully produced in the UK. Danni will be making regular trips to wholesalers in Manchester to check stock quality and new ranges will be arriving every week ensuring a good turnover of styles.

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Out and About with Tavistock Ramblers A 5-mile walk with David Simkins of Tavistock Ramblers around Horrabridge along the old railway line, returning on rural footpaths.

The walk starts in Old Station Road at the junction of the A386.

SX512696. This walk will take you along Route 27 cycle track - this part of which is known as Drake’s Trail passing over Magpie viaduct, Gem Bridge and through the tunnel at Grenofen, with examples of both old and new engineering skills. Later you will pass old mine workings hidden in woodland before walking through the village of Horrabridge.

There are four stiles and one stream crossing.

1. Walk up Old Station Road and at the top turn right through a gate into The Old Station. Turning right, walk past the houses, many of which have names relating to the railways. Go through a gate at the end of this road signed as Drake’s Trail. Keep an eye out for cyclists

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as you walk along this wooded track first passing over the magnificent brick-built Victorian Magpie viaduct and then Gem Bridge, built in 2012 and crossing the Walkham Valley. Further on is Grenofen Tunnel dating from 1859. Originally this railway was part of Brunel’s branch line to Tavistock and the tunnel drips water even in summer.

2. Just after you emerge from the tunnel turn sharp right signed to Grenofen and walk up the steep slope to Drake’s Café.

Go left at the busy road and immediately left again through a metal gate to reach a road junction. Turn right up hill and after about 100m take the left fork opposite a post box.

3. Pass Highland Farm and shortly after there is a distant view of Magpie viaduct. After a further ¼ mile look for a stone stile on the right. Cross the stile

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into a field. Keep close to the hedge on the left, go through a gate into another field, still with the hedge on the left.

4. At the bottom of this field go left through a metal gate onto a track and immediately over a ladder stile dead ahead. Follow the path through the wood and cross another stile into a small field. Cross the stream keeping the hedge on the left to reach a further stile onto a track. Walk up the track with the hedge still on the left.

5. Pass the parking area on the right and walk past a substantial house before bearing right. Go into a field keeping the hedge on the right before entering more woodland. The path here is not well way marked but is obvious. Go left at a ruined building and alongside a post and wire fence to a path junction.

6. Turn right downhill to a gate into a field. Continue downhill as the path becomes a concrete track and then a lane.

7. Turn left when you reach the road by the old school.

8. Pass The Leaping Salmon pub and turn right over the ancient bridge to walk up through the village. Bear right keeping on Graybridge Road to reach the A386. Turn left and cross the road using the pedestrian refuge, and back to the start.

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This walk has used just a few of the hundreds of miles of footpaths in Devon.

Come and join Tavistock Ramblers and explore many more walks in the area.

Walks vary from short strolls to all day hikes and everything in between. Go to www.tavistockramblers.org.uk for more details of our walks.

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